Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) announced in a statement that, it has received two bids for the Hassyan Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Plant.

Following Bidders has submitted the proposals:

• ACWA Power
• Abu Dhabi National Energy Company

ACWA Power submitted the lowest water levelised tariff of 0.389 US Dollars per cubic metre for the Base Proposal of 120 Million Gallons per Day (MIGD) and 0.365 US Dollars per cubic meter for the Alternative Proposal of 180 MIGD.

This is DEWA’s first Independent Water Producer (IWP) project. DEWA has adopted the IWP procurement model for the Hassyan desalination plant following the success of the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park projects, statement mentioned.