DEWA and Acwa Sign AED 1.76 Billion Hassyan Desalination Agreements

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has signed water-purchase and shareholder agreements with Acwa for the second phase of the Hassyan seawater reverse-osmosis desalination project. DEWA values the agreements at AED 1.76 billion.

The project company will finance, build and operate a plant designed to produce about 60 million imperial gallons of water a day. DEWA will own 60% of the company and Acwa 40% under a 30-year water-purchase agreement.

Combined with the 180-million-gallon first phase, Hassyan is planned to reach 240 million imperial gallons per day. The signed agreements are a development milestone; the second phase is not yet operating. Source: DEWA.