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DEWA’s Hassyan desalination project wins IJGlobal MENA water deal award · DEWA Podcasts

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  Let's review the key points from the Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority press release. Diwa announced
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  that its Hacian Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination
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  Project has won the Water Deal of the Year Desalination,
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  MENA Award, at the IJ Global Awards. The project
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  has a capacity of 180 million imperial gallons
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  per day, or MIGD, and it is Diwa's first project
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  to be developed under the independent water producer
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  model. With this project, Diwa's total desalinated
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  water production capacity will rise to 735 MIGD.
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  His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Altair, MD and
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  CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
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  said, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority continues
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  to develop efficient, sustainable solutions that
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  advance desalination technologies while reducing
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  costs, in line with the UAE Water Security Strategy
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  2036 and the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050.
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  His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Altair added, This
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  ensures sustainable access to water, lowers emissions,
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  and supports our goal of achieving net zero by
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  2050. We are investing in sustainable water solutions
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  and leveraging technology and innovation to build
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  a secure water future. Our efforts strengthen
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  the UAE's leading position in the Integrated
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  Water Resources Management Index by ensuring
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  closer alignment between water, energy, and environmental
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  strategies. The Hacien Seawater Desalination
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  Project plays a pivotal role in our commitment
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  to meet growing demand for electricity and water
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  services. further strengthening Dubai's water
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  security through sustainable sources and the
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  use of advanced technologies and innovative solutions.
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  The project has also received international recognition
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  beyond the IJ Global Award. In 2024, Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority received the Middle East
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  and Africa Deal of the Year Award from Project
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  Finance International for the same project. So,
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  the main significance is clear. International
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  recognition A desalination capacity of 180 MIGD,
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  Diwa's first independent water producer model
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  project, and an increase in total desalinated
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  water production capacity to 735 MIGD. Yes, and
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  the Hacian project stands as an important part
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  of Dubai's long -term water security and sustainability
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  strategy.