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Abengoa Starts Commercial Operation of Phase Two of Taweelah Desalination Plant in Abu Dhabi

Taweelah desalination plant is the largest reverse osmosis desalination plant in the world (909,218 m3/day, phase one + phase two) and the first in the emirate to combine production of drinking water with generation of clean energy.

Taweelah desalination plant is the largest reverse osmosis desalination plant in the world (909,218 m3/day, phase one + phase two) and the first in the emirate to combine production of drinking water with generation of clean energy.

WD News: Abengoa, in consortium with the SEPCOIII, has started commercial operation of phase two of Taweelah desalination plant (Abu Dhabi), following the successful completion of contractual tests. The project is located at the Taweelah power and water generation complex, 45 km north of Abu Dhabi (UAE).

The testing for Taweelah group two was successfully completed earlier this month. Following the successful completion of contractual tests, commercial operation of phase two of plant has been declared by ACWA Power, TAQA and Mubadala.

Previously, in phase one of Taweelah, which entered commercial operation and was delivered in mid-2022, Abengoa managed to desalinate 450,000 m3/day. The plant produces 909,218 m3/day (phase one + phase two), making it the world’s largest plant in production.

The Taweelah desalination plant guarantees supply to the city of Abu Dhabi (approximately four and a half million people) throughout the year and is the first large-scale plant in the emirate to combine the production of drinking water with the generation of clean energy, thanks to the installation of a photovoltaic solar field with a capacity of more than 70 MWp. The project will reduce the energy demand of the desalination plant in a sustainable manner.

The scope of work at the Taweelah plant for Abengoa included design, engineering, supply of main equipment, supervision of assembly, commissioning, start-up of reverse osmosis and post-treatment systems and advice on pre-treatment processes carried out by third parties.

The Taweelah desalination plant meets each one of the drinking water parameters required by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, including hardness, alkalinity, LSI (Langelier Saturation Index), SDI (Silt density Index), pH and boron content.

Source & image courtesy: Abengoa

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