Strategic Public-Private Partnership Comprising TAQA Water Solutions to Develop Largest Ras Al Khaimah Wastewater Treatment Plant

ADM NEWS | Strategic public-private partnership comprising TAQA Water Solutions to develop largest Ras Al Khaimah Wastewater Treatment Plant The Government of Ras Al Khaimah, represented by the Public Services Department, today signed a long-term Sewage Treatment Agreement (STA) with a consortium of companies, comprising TAQA Water Solutions, Etihad Water and Electricity (EtihadWE), and Saur International.

The agreement covers the development of the Ras Al Khaimah Wastewater Treatment Plant, with a treatment capacity of 60,000 cubic metres per day. Upon completion the project will serve a potential population of 300,000.

The agreement was signed at the EtihadWE Museum, located within the Saud bin Saqr Energy and Innovation Complex in the Al Barirat area in Ras Al Khaimah, and was witnessed by Jasim Hussain Thabet, Group CEO & MD of TAQA Group; His Excellency Eng. Khalid Fadl Al Ali, Director General of the Ras Al Khaimah Public Services Department; Eng. Yousef Ahmed Al Ali, CEO of Etihad Water and Electricity; Eng. Ahmed Al Shamsi, CEO of TAQA Water Solutions; and Christophe Tanguy, CEO of Saur Middle East..

“TAQA Water Solutions will collect wastewater at the Ras Al Khaimah Wastewater Treatment Plant through a 6.3km gravity pipeline and distribute the recycled water via a network extending up to 26km. This will allow for the reuse of 100 per cent of recycled water across vital areas including irrigation and cooling, in line with the UAE 2030 Vision, the UAE’s Net Zero 2050 Strategy, and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals related to sustainable cities and communities.” The project will be delivered through a Build–Own–Operate–Transfer (BOOT) model, under which the project company formed by the consortium will assume responsibility for the design, financing, construction, commissioning, insurance, ownership, operation, and maintenance of the plant and its associated assets throughout the project lifecycle.

At the conclusion of the partnership term, ownership of all project assets will be transferred to the Department of Public Services, in line with established public-private partnership frameworks and best international practices.