# ABB wins contract to supply switchgear for Taweelah desalination plant

ABB is supplying 30 panels of medium-voltage switchgear and 250 panels of low-voltage switchgear with digital capabilities for the Taweelah seawater desalination plant in Abu Dhabi, the world's largest. The $500 million plant is scheduled to become fully operational in Q4 2022.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-03-22
- Where: Taweelah, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Value: $500.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 900,000 cubic meters per day
- Products: medium-voltage switchgear, low-voltage switchgear, motors, variable speed drives
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md)
- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md) (supplier)
- [SEPCOIII](https://endata.com/companies/9767.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [new.abb.com](https://new.abb.com/news/detail/75885/abb-technology-to-power-worlds-largest-seawater-desalination-project), 2021-03-22: "ABB technology to power world’s largest seawater desalination project"
- [new.abb.com](https://new.abb.com/news/detail/75946/abb-technology-to-power-worlds-largest-seawater-desalination-project), 2021-03-23: "ABB technology is being used to build the world’s largest desalination plant in Taweelah, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates."
- [smartwatermagazine.com](https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/abb/abb-technology-power-worlds-largest-seawater-desalination-project), 2021-03-25: "ABB is working with SEPCOIII, the EPC contractor of the plant to ensure power supply continuity, boost system operational efficiency and reduce maintenance costs."

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