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Three desalination plants to be built in Ajman, RAK
By Nasouh Nazzal, Staff Reporter
Published: April 22, 2009, 23:05

Ras Al Khaimah: The Federal Electricity and Water Authority (Fewa) announced the setting up of a new water desalination plant in Ras Al Khaimah with a capacity to produce 10 million gallons of drinking water daily.

It will cover all the demand for water in the emirate for years to come.

Fewa also announced the setting up of two desalination plants in Ajman, each with similar capacity as that of the Ras Al Khaimah plant. After the commissioning of the Ajman plants, the water problem of the emirate will also be met.

Mohammad Mohammad Saleh, Fewa's Director General said work on the Ras Al Khaimah plant and the first Ajman plant has already started.

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He added that the Ras Al Khaimah plant will be operational during 2011, whereas the first Ajman plant will be operational later this year and the second one will be ready and operational by the beginning of 2011. He added that the total daily capacity of each of the three plants will be 10 million gallons of drinking water.

"This is a major project that will meet the needs of the two emirates," he said.

Saleh highlighted the importance of setting up such desalination plants all over the UAE to increase the available drinking water sources in the various emirates.

He said that Fewa has been working hard to reduce salinity in drinking water, adding that it has recently decided to reduce the use of underground water in producing potable water.

He said that Fewa examines the drinking water that is produced by desalination plants in the country and ensures that only the best possible quality of water reaches consumers' homes. Saleh said that the current production of water should have been enough to meet all the local demands.