— Arabian Power
Company (APC) has begun commercial operation of a new advanced
combined cycle plant and a desalination plant at Umm Al Nar power
and water project in Abu Dhabi.
APC is owned 60 percent by Abu
Dhabi Electricity and Water Authority
(ADWEA), 20 percent by International
Power Pic, 14 percent by Tokyo
Electric Power Company Inc. and
6 percent by Mitsui Co. Ltd.
During the international bidding
process offered by ADWEA in
November 2002, APC acquired the
existing Umm Al Nar project, comprising several thermal power plants
with a generation capacity of 850
megawatts and desalination facilities
including five 57,000 cubic-meter-perday multi-stage flash distillation units...
APC Starts Operations at Umm Al Nar Plant
27 Aug 2007 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united arab emirates, DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, ABU DHABI, OMAN, MUSCAT
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