Water desalination plant in Ajman sanctioned

TAQA, the international energy and water company based in Abu Dhabi, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Electricity and Water Authority (Fewa) to develop a standalone seawater desalination plant in Al Zawra in Ajman.

The agreement was signed by Mohammed Mohammed Saleh, Director-General of Fewa, and Carl Sheldon, CEO of TAQA, in the presence of Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Chairman of Fewa, and Hamad Al-Hurr Al-Suwaidi, Chairman of TAQA.

Al Zawra Independent Water Project (IWP) will have a capacity of 30 million imperial gallons per day — enough to supply 250,000 people in the Northern Emirates with clean drinking water.

“The Al Zawra project demonstrates the UAE’s determination to develop and apply new technologies that will protect the security of water supply while actively working towards greater energy efficiency,” Al Mazrouei said.

The Ajman facility will use the reverse osmosis process, where salt and impurities are removed from the water by pushing it through a semi-permeable membrane.