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      Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) is the sole procurer of water and power within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and beyond, with the mandate to ensure the supply of water and power to consumers. EWEC is part of ADQ, one of the region’s largest holding companies with a diverse portfolio of major enterprises spanning key sectors of Abu Dhabi’s non-oil economy. EWEC was formed in November 2018, succeeding the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Company (ADWEC).

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      To support UAE demand for water and electricity, we procure supply from 16 plants across the UAE (12 current and four in the near future), including conventional power plants as well as two solar power plants, one of which is the largest single-site solar power plant in the world.

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Mirfa 1

Mirfa 1 is a combination of a brownfield and greenfield development delivering a power generating and seawater desalination plant producing 1.6 gigawatts and 239,000 cubic metres of water per day (m³/day). Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) owns 60 per cent of Mirfa 1, with Sojitz and ENGIE each holding 20 per cent.

Mirfa 1 began its commercial operations in October 2017, and consists of five integrated elements as follows:

  • Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Greenfield Power Plant
  • Reverse Osmosis (RO) Greenfield Desalination Plant
  • Refurbishment and integration of transferred 102,000 m³/day Multi Stage Flash (MSF) Brownfield Desalination Plant
  • Refurbishment and construction of transferred Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT) Packages (4x90 MW GT units) and OCGT Inventories (ex-Zawra stored in the UAE since 2006) delivering a 360 megawatts OCGT Brownfield Power Plant
  • Acquisition, refurbishment of existing shared facilities and construction of new shared facilities
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Integrated elements at Mirfa 1

2017

Year of commercial operation

239,000

Cubic metres of water per day

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