Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power to start operations at Umm Al Quwain desalination plant

Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power said it will start operations at a $797 million water desalination plant in Umm Al Quwain, a project that will contribute significantly to water requirements in the UAE’s Northern Emirates.

The independent water project (IWP), known as the Umm Al Quwain IWP (Naqa’a), will have a capacity of 682 million litres per day, the Riyadh-based utility said in a filing to the Tadawul stock exchange, where its shares are…