The “Naqa” station represents a strategic achievement that enhances water security in the United Arab Emirates, and contributes to achieving sustainability and advancing the water sector through advanced technologies.
The United Arab Emirates opened a seawater desalination plant.”purity“In the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain, becoming one of the largest water desalination plants using reverse osmosis technology in the world.
The plant has a production capacity of 150 million gallons of desalinated water per day, and operates according to the independent producer system, which contributes significantly to enhancing water security and promoting the sustainability of resources in the country.
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The “Naqa” station was completed in two phases, where the first phase was opened experimentally with a capacity of 50 million gallons per day in the second half of 2021, while the second phase was completed and the plant began operating at its full production capacity in late 2022.
This huge project was implemented in partnership between Union Water and Electricity Company, Mubadala Investment Company, and ACWA Power Company from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The “Naqa” station is an important step towards enhancing the UAE’s ability to face future challenges in the water sector, and it also enhances the country’s proactive approach in planning for a sustainable future.
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the UAE, Deputy Prime Minister, and Head of the Presidential Office, said that the project represents a strong addition to the infrastructure of the water sector in the country, and is sufficient to meet the needs of about 2 million residents in the northern regions of the country.
The Naqaa station relies on modern and innovative technologies aimed at reducing energy consumption, such as variable frequency converters (VFD) and pressure exchanger (PX) technology. These technologies have reduced electrical energy consumption in operating the station by up to 60%.
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