Umm Al Nar IWPP (Sas Al Nakhl)
MSF/MED + power, 95 MIGD (432,000 m3/day); MSF 88 MIGD and MED 7 MIGD; the new B plant alone is 94.39 MIGD in United Arab Emirates.
Operational
The record
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Location
- Sas Al Nakhl Island, Abu Dhabi
- Coordinates
- 24.438, 54.487
- Technology
- MSF/MED + power
- Capacity
- 95 MIGD (432,000 m3/day); MSF 88 MIGD and MED 7 MIGD; the new B plant alone is 94.39 MIGD
- Capital cost
- —
- Stage
- Operational
- Owner or client
- Arabian Power Company (TAQA 60%, JERA 20%, Engie 20%); offtaker EWEC
- Developer
- International Power / Tokyo Electric Power Company / Mitsui
- Contractor
- —
- Operator
- ITM O&M Company (Engie 70%, JERA 30%)
- Finance
- Independent water and power project; existing Umm Al Nar assets acquired by the project company
- Award or start year
- 2003
- Commissioned
- 2007-07
Record last checked 2026-09-18.
History
- 2003
Umm Al Nar licensed and the existing plant transferred to Arabian Power Company
- 2007-07
New Sas Al Nakhl plant reaches project commercial operation at 1,531.9 MW and 94.39 MIGD
- 2019-04
EWEC retires the older Umm Al Nar East and West units early, removing 50 MIGD
- 2027-07
Power and water purchase agreement expires
Sources
6 references
Every field in the record above is taken from the references below. A field that none of them confirms prints as a dash.
- Engie Middle East, Umm Al Nar B asset fact sheet (2024). engiemiddleeast.com.
- Owner Arabian Power Co, TAQA 60%, JERA 20%, Engie 20%, PCOD 2007, 1,531.9 MW and 94.39 MIGD, CCGT with MSF desalination, offtaker EWEC, PWPA to July 2027. TRANSCO, 2019 Seven Year Water Planning Statement (2020-2026), June 2019, Table 4.3 Existing Production Plant Site and Capacities by Technology. saudigulfprojects.com.
- Umm Al Nar B (Sas Al Nakhl) gross 95 MIGD, MSF 88 and MED 7, contract expiry 2027; the older Umm Al Nar East (22 MIGD) and West (28 MIGD) retired early by EWEC in April 2019. Abu Dhabi Department of Energy, Nine major water desalination plants enhance Abu Dhabi's water security (22 July 2020). doe.gov.ae.
- Umm Al Nar on Sas Al Nakhl Island, licensed 2003, 432,000 m3/day.
- International Power, Form 6-K, 22 April 2003. sec.gov.
- 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.
A consortium led by International Power with Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and Mitsui agreed to acquire 40% of the project; International Power holds 50% of the consortium company, TEPCO 35% and Mitsui 15%.