No.

Plant

Commissioning Date

Technology Used

No. of Units

Capacity

1000 m3/d

Feed Water

Ownership/ Management

Ratio of Brine

1

Sitra (SPWS)

1975

Multistage-Flash (MSF)

6

113.6

Seawater

Governmental

11X produced

2

Ras AbuJarjur (RAJ)

1984

Reverse Osmosis

10

77.3

Brackish Groundwater

Governmental

1.4X produced

3

AdDur

(ADUR)

1990

Reverse Osmosis

8

18.2

Seawater

Governmental

2.5X produced

4

Hidd

1999

Multistage-Flash (MSF) and Multi-Effect Distillation (MED)

14 (4 MSF and 10 MED)

409.1

Seawater

Privatized (entire production purchased)

2X produced

2.5X produced

5

Alba

2002

Multi-Effect Distillation (MED)

4

31.8

Seawater

Private (production purchased)

Not available

6

Al-DUR RO

2012

Reverse Osmosis

-

220.0

Seawater

Private (production purchased)

2.5X produced

Total Desalination capacity

870