Desalination

After successfully engineering Ras Abu Fontas A power and water station in Qatar, we were appointed engineer for the B station. The 608MW plant comprises five gas turbine generators with heat recovery boilers supplying steam to five multi-stage flash distillers, providing a desalination output of 150,000m3/dayMott MacDonald is the world’s leading consultant in water desalination – a vital technology for life support in the Middle East and one that’s being taken up rapidly in other countries experiencing water supply shortfalls. We have engineered more than 25% of global capacity.

We're owner’s engineer for the 1550MW and 113,600m3/day Umm Al Nar combined cycle gas-fired power and water station in Abu Dhabi. The £500 million plant will have a total desalinated water capacity of 430,000 m3/dayWe have in-depth experience of all desalination processes, inc-luding the thermal processes associated with power produc-tion, stand-alone reverse osmosis techniques and the emerging hybrid approaches. A leading innovator in this field, Mott MacDonald is at the fore-front of reducing cost and improving quality in desalination.

Our comprehensive skills include:

• water master planning and demand growth prediction
• development of optimal desalination solutions
• feasibility studies and conceptual design
• environmental impact assessment
• development of desalination projects for private sector investment (independent water projects, independent water and power projects)
• specification, tender adjudication and contractor selection
• design review and construction supervision
• commercial and financial analysis
• due diligence
• troubleshooting
• operation and maintenance advice
• refurbishment and rehabilitation