Siemens to expand M-Station power and desalination plant in Dubai

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has awarded a AED 1.47bn ($400m) contract to Siemens for expansion of M-Station power production and desalination plant.

The facility said to be the newest and largest power production and desalination plant in the UAE, built at an investment of AED 10bn ($2.7bn).

Mott MacDonald is the consultant for the project, which generates 140 million of imperial gallons of water daily along with 2,060MW of power.

The project is scheduled to be completed in April 2018.

The expansion project is in line with DEWA’s plans to meet the electricity and water requirements in Dubai city.

DEWA MD and CEO Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer said: "The station adopts the highest levels of availability, reliability, and efficiency, using the most advanced technologies in the world.

"DEWA enhances the efficiency and capacity of the production, transmission, and distribution of electricity and water networks to meet the needs of consumers, developers and other business sectors to meet the growing demand for power in Dubai."

New 700MW power producing units will be built for the project to expand its capacity.

Al Tayer said: "The Jebel Ali power station complex, which includes the M-Station is one of the main pillars that enable DEWA to provide Dubai with a very reliable, efficient and high quality electricity and water supply.

DEWA works tirelessly to enhance its installed capacity, which is currently 9,656 MW of electricity and 470 million imperial gallons of desalinated water per day. After completing this station, DEWA’s installed capacity will reach 10,356 MW of electricity."

In November 2014, DEWA had initiated a AED65m ($17.7m) water project in UAE city to boost its water supply.

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Image: M-Station power production and desalination plan. Photo: courtesy of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority