Desalination & Reuse Handbook - Flipbook - Page 37
FEATURED DESALINATION PLANTS
MASDAR CITY, ABU DHABI, UAE
Plant name
Masdar demonstration project
Plant location
Ghantoot, UAE
Located 30 km from Abu Dhabi City, Masdar City aims to
be the world’s first sustainable ‘smart city’, with no carbon
footprint. Construction in the United Arab Emirates began
in 2008 and is scheduled for completion in 2025. Solar
energy and smart buildings will be used to meet Masdar
City’s goal of ‘zero waste, zero carbon’.
Production capacity
300 m3/d
Order date
2014
Startup date
2015 tests were carried over a 24-month
period until the end of 2016
Feedwater source
Southern Arabian Gulf
Feedwater TDS
40,000–46,000 ppm
Feedwater temperature
20–38°C
Feedwater turbidity
