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The Umm Al Nar Power and Desalination Project ("Project") is a brownfield development located on Sas Al Nakhl island, approximately 20km east of Abu Dhabi city. This is the fourth IWPP in Abu Dhabi . The Project is being developed by Arabian Power Company ("APC"), a special purpose vehicle established by Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority ("ADWEA"), and International Power plc ("IPR"), Tokyo Electric Power Company ("TEPCO") and Mitsui & Co.,Ltd ("MITSUI").

The Project comprises the following major activities:

  • The acquisition, transfer and operation of the existing Umm Al Nar ("UAN") Plant which has installed gross capacity of 1,040MW of power and 164.7MIGD of water.
  • The development, design, engineering, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning and ownership and operation and maintenance of the UAN Plant Extension having a net capacity of 1,550MW of power and 25MIGD of water.
  • The development, design, engineering, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning of 400kV and 132kV grid stations ("Electrical Special Facilities") and the transfer upon completion of the Electric Special Facilities to the Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company ("TRANSCO").
  • The integration of certain of the desalination units of the existing UAN Plant, having a net capacity of 69.4MIGD of water, into the UAN Plant Extension.
  • The re-transferring of some of the old existing UAN Plant after decommissioning in 2008 to the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority ("ADWEA"), resulting in a net total capacity of 1,550MW of power and 94.4MIGD of water once the re-transferring has been completed.
  • The operation and maintenance of the UAN Plant from the Closing Date of 30 June 2003 until 20 years after the Project Commercial Operation Date ("PCOD") of 22 June 2006.
  • The sale of the Net Dependable Power Capacity and Net Dependable Water Capacity, as well as the sale of dispatched Net Electrical Energy and Net Water Output, to the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Company ("ADWEC") throughout the period of the operation.
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