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 |
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