Jebel Ali M-Station
Thermal MSF + power, 140 MIGD (636,400 m3/day); eight MSF units of 17.5 MIGD (80,000 m3/day) each in United Arab Emirates.
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The record
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Location
- Jebel Ali, Dubai
- Coordinates
- 25.046, 55.106
- Technology
- Thermal MSF + power
- Capacity
- 140 MIGD (636,400 m3/day); eight MSF units of 17.5 MIGD (80,000 m3/day) each
- Capital cost
- AED 10.15 billion (US$2,764 million) for the whole station, of which AED 3.95 billion for the desalination plant; converted at AED 3.6725 per US$ (World Bank official exchange rate, 2013 average, the opening year)
- Stage
- Operational
- Owner or client
- Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)
- Contractor
- Doosan (power plant contractor); Fisia Italimpianti (desalination plant contractor, 2007-2012); Siemens, gas turbine supplier (original equipment manufacturer) and on the M-Station expansion from 2015
- Operator
- DEWA
- Finance
- Utility capital programme, AED 10.15 billion (US$2,764 million at 3.6725), of which AED 3.95 billion for the desalination plant
- Award or start year
- 2010
- Commissioned
- 2013-04
Record last checked 2026-09-18.
History
- 2007
Desalination contract with Fisia Italimpianti begins
- 2010
Construction of the station proceeds in phases from mid-year
- 2013-04
M-Station opened by the Deputy Ruler of Dubai at 2,060 MW and 140 MIGD
- 2014
Named Desalination Plant of the Year at the Global Water Awards
- 2015
Expansion work with Siemens begins
- 2017
DEWA reports 2,185 MW after uprating
Sources
7 references
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- Emirates 24/7 quoting DEWA managing director Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Jebel Ali M-Station adds to DEWA's growing list of achievements (9 April 2017). emirates247.com.
- M-Station opened April 2013, built for AED 10 billion and AED 150 million, of which AED 3.95 billion for water desalination; eight MSF units of 17.5 MIGD each totalling 140 MIGD; power capacity 2,185 MW by 2017; Siemens expansion under way since 2015. Fisia Italimpianti, Dubai, Jebel Ali M. fisiait.com.
- MSF, 636,400 m3/day (140 MIGD), eight units of 17.5 MIGD, project 2007-2012, client DEWA, named Desalination Plant of the Year at the 2014 Global Water Awards.
- UAE Media Office quoting DEWA, Jebel Ali Power and Desalination Complex enhances generation efficiency (5 July 2021). mediaoffice.ae.
- Complex confirmed by Guinness World Records as the largest single-site natural gas power generation facility at 9,547 MW, with stations D, E and G in Plant 1 and K, L and M in Plant 2; DEWA capacity 490 MIGD of desalinated water.
- DEWA, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum opens DEWA's M-Station at Jebel Ali (April 2013). dewa.gov.ae.
- MENA Water Review major projects register and PPP pipeline — compiled from procurer publications, development-bank project pages and trade reporting; each record names its source.
Power Plant Contractor Doosan; Desalination Plant Contractor Fisia; Gas Turbine Original Equipment Manufacturer Siemens.