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Abu Dhabi power demand to soar
emirate's water desalination capacity in 2008 to rise almost 22%
- By Himendra Mohan Kumar, Staff Reporter
- Published: 00:38 March 20, 2008
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi's peak electricity demand is forecast to rise a whopping 304 per cent to 23,554 mega-watts (MW) in 2030, driven by surging demand in every sector, a senior official of the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Company (Adwec) said yesterday.
Keith Miller, Adwec's planning and studies director, told delegates at the MEED Middle East Power and Water 2008 conference here that peak electricity demand projected for this year is 5,830 MW, up 10.29 per cent from 5,286 MW in 2007.
Fuel
"More than 90 per cent of the electricity generation in Abu Dhabi is from gas. Liquid fuels account for the rest," said Miller.
"For the period 2007-2030, the rate of growth for peak electricity demand is seen at 6.7 per cent per annum on an average," he added.
Miller said between 1990 and 2007, the average growth per annum in peak electricity demand was 7.6 per cent.
Turning to other emirates, Miller said in 2007, for Dubai the peak electricity demand was 4,730 MW, while it was 1,680 MW for the northern emirates and Sharjah's demand stood at 1,557 MW.
Miller said Abu Dhabi's water desalination capacity in 2008 is expected to rise almost 22 per cent on year to 683 million gallons per day.
The peak water supply in the emirate in 2007 was 560 million gallons per day, he said.
"The desalinated water supply at its peak in 2030 is forecast at 1,215 million gallons per day," Miller added.
Adwec is the "single buyer and seller" of power and water in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Adwec must balance demand and supply through sales contracts on the basis of a bulk supply tariff (BST) with the distribution companies and through power and water purchase agreements (PWPAs) with the generation companies.
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