HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has inspected the progress of work on the first phase of the seawater desalination plant in the Hassyan complex, which has reached a completion rate of about 90 percent.
All phases of the plant are scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2027. The Hassyan desalination plant, with investments reaching $816.8 million and $102.6 million (AED 3 billion and 377 million), is one of the world’s largest seawater reverse-osmosis (RO) water production projects, and DEWA’s first independent water producer (IWP) project.
Al Tayer was accompanied by Mohammad Abunayyan, Chairman of ACWA Power, Nasser Lootah, Executive Vice President of Generation, Hussain Lootah, Executive Vice President of Transmission Power, Waleed bin Salman, Executive Vice President of Business Development and Excellence at DEWA, members of the Board of Directors of Hassyan Water Company A.
Al Tayer visited several sections of the project, a key pillar in supporting smart desalinated water infrastructure and the Integrated Water Resources Management Strategy 2030. Officials from Hassyan Water Company A provided detailed presentations and briefings on the project’s progress.
Al Tayer noted that DEWA is building desalination plants using RO technology, which requires less energy than multi-stage distillation plants, making it a more sustainable option.
By 2030, DEWA will add 240 million imperial gallons per day to its desalination capacity using seawater reverse-osmosis. DEWA aims to produce 100 percent of desalinated water using a mix of clean energy and waste heat.
