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Independent Water & Power Producers – IWPP

The Abu Dhabi Government, through ADWEA, implements the long term privatization program of the water and electricity sector. Eight independent producers of water and electricity are now engaged in this program on the basis of BOO "build, operate and own" formula, designed according to the partnership agreement made between ADWEA and a number of international companies. ADWEA holds a 60% share of these, while 40% ownership is held by the foreign investor. In accordance with long term arrangements IWPP's are committed to sell their production to ADWEC .

 
 
Emirates CMS Power Company - ECPC
    
 
   

ECPC is a private joint stock company with its main office located in Abu Dhabi. The company operates a generation and desalination plant at the Al Taweelah site identified as "A2" of licensed capacities 710 MW electricity and 50 migd potable water. ADWEA owns 60% of the shares, while CMS Generation owns 40%. The company sells its whole production to ADWEC. 

 
 
   
 
Gulf Total Tractebel Power Company - GTTPC
    
 
   

GTTPC is a private joint stock company with its main office located in Abu Dhabi.  The company operates a generation and desalination plant at the Al Taweelah site identified as "A1" with licensed capacities 1350 MW electricity and 84 migd water. ADWEA owns 60% of the shares, while Total Fina Elf owns 20% and Tractebel owns 20%. The company sells its whole production to ADWEC. 

 
 
   
 
Shuweihat CMS International Power Company - SCIPCO
    
 
   

SCIPCO is a private joint stock company located in Abu Dhabi. The company has been established to build, own and operate a power generation and water desalination facility at Jebel Dhana, near Shuweihat, with licensed capacities of 1,500 MW and 100 migd. Production commenced in 2004. All production is then sold to ADWEC. ADWEA owns 60% of the shares, CMS owns 20% and International Power owns 20%.

 
 
   
 
Arabian Power Company - APCO
    
 
   

APC, a private joint stock company, has been established to operate and maintain existing power generation and water desalination plants as well as building, owning and operating additional production capacity at Umm Al Nar for the sale of electricity and water output to ADWEC. The licensed capacities are 2,200 MW and 160 MIGD until the end of 2008 and 1,550 MW and 95 MIGD thereafter. ADWEA owns 60% of the shares, International Power owns 20%, Tokyo Electricity owns14% and Mitsui owns 6% per cent.
 
 
   
 
Taweelah Asia Power Company - TAPCO
    
 
   

TAPCO is a private joint stock company which operates two power generation and water desalination plants (B plant and B2 extension) at Al Taweelah compound with a total licensed capacity of 2,000 MW and 160 migd.  The company sells its production to ADWEC.
 
 
   
 
Emirates SembCorp Water & Power Company - ESWPC- F1
    
 
   

ESWPC is located at Qadfaa in Fujairah, which is one of the northern emirates in the UAE. The company produces 861MW of power and 100 MIGD of desalinated water. the majority of the water is being transferred  to Abu Dhabi through a pipeline owned and operated by TRANSCO.

 
 
   
 
Fujairah Asia Power Company – FAPCO - F2
    
 
   

FAPCO is the second company licensed to operate in Qadfaa at Fujairah. The company generates 2000 MW of power and desalinates 100 MIGD of potable water in addition to 30 MIGD of potable water produced by reverse osmosis technology.
 
 
   
 
Shuweihat S2 Power Project
    

ADWEA is presently constructing a new power plant, the Shuweihat S2, with anticipated production of 1600 MW of power and 100 MIGD of potable water. The prospective yield is expected on 2011/2012.
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TAQA (ADWEA Investing Machinery)
    
 

 

    

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company "TAQA" is considered the strategic investment arm of ADWEA. The company was established in 2005 mainly to invest the shares of ADWEA in the IWPP's, of which ADWEA owns 51%, within its privatization program implemented in production sector.

In a short period of time TAQA has emerged as a prominent international company, through efficient investments in the field of power generation, water desalination, renewable energy, oil and gas exploration and the laying of pipe lines; in addition to restructuring finance of operations, asset building, organization and management. TAQA investing operations are now spread all over the world.

TAQA also owns the larger stake in six of the Independent Water & Power Producers "IWPP's", in Gulf Total Tractebel Power Company, Taweelah Asia Power Company, Emirates SembCorp Water & Power Company, Emirates SembCorp Water & Power Company, Shuweihat CMS International Power Company and the Arabian Power Company