Meed | Dewa extends Hassyan IWP bid deadline

Dewa extends Hassyan IWP bid deadline

10 April 2023

State utility Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (Dewa) has extended to 22 May the tender closing date for the contract to develop a seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant in Hassyan.

The project is Dubai’s first independent water project (IWP). It has a planned capacity of 120 million imperial gallons a day (MIGD), with an alternative proposal for an aggregate capacity of 180 MIGD.

MEED reported in February that representatives from Dewa and prospective bidders had completed a site visit to the location.

Four teams led by France’s Engie, Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power, Spain/South Korea’s GS Inima and Metito joined the site visit, according to industry sources.

Dewa initially set 28 March as the deadline for bidders to submit their proposals for the contract.

Dewa issued the request for qualifications for the contract in October last year and received statements of qualification (SoQ) the following month. It has not publicly disclosed the list of prequalified bidders.

The Hassyan IWP plant is expected to be commissioned in phases between 2025 and 2026.

In September last year, a team led by UK-headquartered Deloitte won the advisory services contract for the project.

The Hassyan SWRO complex forms part of Dewa’s strategy to increase water desalination capacity in Dubai to 750 MIGD in 2030, up from 490 MIGD.

Dewa plans to produce 100 per cent desalinated water from a mix of clean energy and waste heat by 2030, managing director and CEO Saeed Mohammed al-Tayer has said.

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Jennifer Aguinaldo