Umm Al Nar Desalination Plant, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Key Data:
Process type
Multi-Stage Flash Distillation (MSF)
Population served
600,000
Original plant water output
284,000m³/day
New plant capacity expansion
114,000m³/day
Project cost (original plant)
$500 million
Estimated total project cost
$2.1 billion
Sea water supply pumps
6 x Vertical Mixed Flow (VMF) rated 28,388m³/h, 2,750kW
Brine recycle pumps
10 x VMF rated 11,922m³/h, 3,250kW
Distillate extract pumps
10 x VMF rated 2,679m³/h, 650kW
Brine blow down pumps
5 x VMF rated 4,930m³/h, 240kW
Cooling water recycle pumps
5 x Horizontal Double Suction (HDS) rated 12,475m³/h, 750kW
Degassifier extraction pumps
2 x HDS rated 3,500m³/h, 560kW
Town water pump 'A'
6 x HDS rated 2,850m³/h, 750kW
Town water pump 'B'
3 x HDS rated 2,400m³/h, 890kW
Project Timeline:
Original contract awarded
July 2000
Original plant construction completed
August 2002
IP consortium buy-in agreed
April 2003
IP consortium completes financing
16 July 2003
Service contract awarded
November 2003
New plant operational
1 June 2006 (scheduled)
Key Players:
Plant owners
ADWEA (60%), IP consortium (40%)
IP consortium members
International Power, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), Mitsui & Co.
Finance
Bank of Tokyo, Mitsubishi, HSBC, Gulf International Bank, ING, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, West LB, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, First Gulf Bank, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
Turnkey contractor (original plant)
Doosan Heavy Industries (DHI)
Civil and structural steel contractor (original plant)
Arabian Construction Company
New plant EPC contractor
Mitsui
New plant principal sub-contractors
Hitachi Zosen (water) Toshiba (power)
Service contractors
GE Power Systems
Site work, logistics and local fabrication
IHI UAE
Pumps
Torishima
Large-capacity motors
Hyundi Heavy Industry
Distribution Control System (DCS)
DHI
ADWEA legal advisors
White & Case
IP consortium legal advisors
Trowers & Hamlins
