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Jun 28, 2010 22:16 JST

Source: Sembcorp Industries Ltd

Sembcorp Signs MOU to Expand Seawater Desalination Capacity in the UAE

SIWW, Singapore, Jun 28, 2010 - (ACN Newswire) - Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sembcorp Utilities, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) in the UAE to develop and build a new seawater reverse osmosis facility with potable water production capacity of around 30 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD). When developed, the new reverse osmosis plant will enhance Sembcorp's total seawater desalination capacity in the UAE from 100 MIGD to 130 MIGD.

The new seawater reverse osmosis facility is expected to be located on the same site as the Fujairah 1 Independent Water and Power Plant (IWPP), the largest operating hybrid desalination plant in the world, owned by Emirates Sembcorp Water & Power Company. Emirates Sembcorp Water & Power Company is a joint venture between Sembcorp Gulf Holding Co and Union Power Holding Company, subsidiaries of Sembcorp Utilities and ADWEA respectively.

Expected to cost approximately US$200 million and to be operational before end 2013, the water output of the new reverse osmosis facility is expected to be sold to the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Company (ADWEC) under a 20-year Water Purchase Agreement. This is in addition to the 22-year Power and Water Purchase Agreement for the current water and electricity output from the Fujairah 1 IWPP to ADWEC.

Mr Tang Kin Fei, Group President & CEO of Sembcorp, said, "We are pleased to take our strong relationship with our partner ADWEA a step further with the planned development of the new reverse osmosis plant. This new development will increase our water capacity and enable us to serve the growing needs for water in the UAE."
Besides the Fujairah 1 IWPP, Sembcorp has also established a second beachhead in the Middle East with an investment to develop, build, own and operate a combined power and desalination plant in Salalah, Oman. The Salalah plant, with a gross power capacity of 490 megawatts and a seawater desalination capacity of 15 MIGD, is expected to begin full commercial operations in the first half of 2012.

Contact:
Ms Ng Lay San
Vice President
Group Corporate Relations
DID: +65 6723 3150
Email: ng.laysan@sembcorp.com

Ms Fock Siu Ling
PR Counsel
Group Corporate Relations
DID: +65 6723 3152
Email: fock.siuling@sembcorp.com
Source: Sembcorp Industries Ltd
Sectors: Water, Environment, ESG

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