Project Info
Utico awarded Hassyan reservoir project by DEWA
Category
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
Date
April 19, 2021
PROJECT INFORMATION
Full service utility and UAE-based private water and power company, Utico, has scored another major win in Dubai bagging the $80mn, 120 million imperial gallons (MIG) Hassyan water reservoir project from the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA).
DEWA floated a separate tender for the Hassyan reservoir project, and its scope of work includes associated electro-mechanical and SCADA works.
The project win comes as an addition to the largest Independent Water Project (IWP) in Dubai – the Hassyan Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) – which is being considered a game-changer for its world’s lowest water tariff and potential to be expanded to the largest desalination project globally.
Utico had signed a 35-year Shareholder Agreement (SHA) and Water Purchase Agreement (WPA) with DEWA earlier this month for the $410mn Hassyan SWRO.
The chief executive officer of Utico in the UAE, Ali Al Darwish, said: “It makes us proud as an Emirati company equipped with cutting-edge technical, operational, and engineering capabilities in winning these projects and providing the best globally competitive price for water projects.
“Utico is honoured for the trust placed in it to develop and build these strategic projects of Dubai and is confident to execute it to the complete satisfaction of DEWA and all project stakeholders.”
Ali Darwish added: “The excellence of our capabilities as an Emirati company founded on innovation and sustainability inspires us to live up to the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai and of the entire UAE leadership.”