# EWEC and ACWA Power sign water purchase deal for $900M Taweelah desalination plant

The Emirates Water and Electricity Co. and ACWA Power signed a water purchase agreement to fund construction of a seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant at the Taweelah Power and Water Complex. The $900 million plant is expected to be completed by 2022.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-09-19
- Where: Taweelah, United Arab Emirates
- Value: $900.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: seawater reverse osmosis desalination, water
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Emirates Water and Electricity Co](https://endata.com/companies/5575.md) (partner)
- [ACWA Power](https://endata.com/companies/5576.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [power-eng.com](https://www.power-eng.com/operations-maintenance/ansaldo-energia-providing-service-digital-predictive-tools-for-power-and-water-plant-in-uae/), 2019-09-20: "The $900 million water treatment plant will be built at the Taweelah Power and Water Complex and is expected to be completed by 2022."

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