POSCO, ACC Win UAE Water Storage Contract

A joint venture between POSCO and Arabian Construction Company (ACC) has secured an AED1.16bn ($315m) contract to build a water storage and recovery system in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Under the contract awarded by Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority, the joint venture will build an underground aquifer storage facility in Liwa, Abu Dhabi, which will have the capacity to store 27 million tonnes of water to be used during emergencies.

Abu Dhabi plans to use 16.3 million cubic litres of water from the aquifer as potable water to supply each Abu Dhabi resident with 182l of water over a three-month period.

POSCO Engineering & Construction and ACC will take 30 months to complete the project, according to arabianbusiness.com.