Taweelah B IWPP
Thermal MSF + power, 162 MIGD (about 736,000 m3/day) across Taweelah B, B2 and New B; the 2008 extension alone is 314,500 m3/day (69.2 MIGD) in United Arab Emirates.
Operational
The record
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Location
- Al Taweelah, Abu Dhabi
- Coordinates
- 24.766, 54.685
- Technology
- Thermal MSF + power
- Capacity
- 162 MIGD (about 736,000 m3/day) across Taweelah B, B2 and New B; the 2008 extension alone is 314,500 m3/day (69.2 MIGD)
- Capital cost
- —
- Stage
- Operational
- Owner or client
- Taweelah Asia Power Company (TAPCO); ADWEA with Marubeni, JGC and others
- Contractor
- Fisia Italimpianti (MSF desalination for the extension)
- Operator
- —
- Finance
- Project finance on a build-own-operate basis; US$2.2 billion loan co-financed by JBIC with 15 financial institutions, signed 25 April 2005
- Award or start year
- 2005
- Commissioned
- 2008
Record last checked 2026-09-18.
History
- 2005-04
US$2.2 billion project financing signed with JBIC and 15 banks for a 2,000 MW and 165 MGD BOO plant
- 2008
New Taweelah B extension enters commercial operation with 314,500 m3/day of MSF capacity
- 2019
TRANSCO records 162 MIGD gross across the three Taweelah B units
- 2028
Contract expiry
Sources
5 references
Every field in the record above is taken from the references below. A field that none of them confirms prints as a dash.
- JBIC, Project Financing for Taweelah B Power and Desalination Project in UAE (26 April 2005). jbic.go.jp.
- US$2.2 billion loan, 2,000 MW and 165 million gallons per day, BOO scheme, project company TAPCO with Marubeni, JGC and ADWEA, 20-year offtake with ADWEC. Fisia Italimpianti, Abu Dhabi, Taweelah B. fisiait.com.
- MSF plant of 314,500 m3/day (69.2 MIGD), project 2005-2008, client TAPCO, extension in commercial operation from 2008. TRANSCO, 2019 Seven Year Water Planning Statement (2020-2026), June 2019, Table 4.3 Existing Production Plant Site and Capacities by Technology. saudigulfprojects.com.
- Gross 162 MIGD across Taweelah B (70 MIGD), Taweelah B2 (23 MIGD) and Taweelah New B (68 MIGD), contract expiry 2028. Abu Dhabi Department of Energy, Nine major water desalination plants enhance Abu Dhabi's water security (22 July 2020). doe.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.
Licensed 2005, more than 736,000 m3/day, described as the largest independent power and water plant in the UAE.