Taweela Water Transmission Scheme, Unit III, Phase 1
| Client: | Water and Electricity Department (WED), Abu Dhabi |
| Consultant: | Pencol International |
| Location: | Taweela, Abu Dhabi |
| Started: | March, 1990 |
| Completed: | October, 1991 |
| Value: | Dhs 41,058,827 |
The project's main contractor was ABB.
The project involved the provision of mechanical and electrical works associated with the installation of a water pumping station at Unit III, a site north of the Abu Dhabi International Airport.
The construction of a 58km trench for burying fibre optic cable. The supply of street lighting and associated foundations for the light standards.
| Civil Value: | Dhs 1,000,000.00 |
| Peak Manpower: | 30 |
Mechanical Details
Provision of three pumps with twin speed 1.5 MW motors to deliver up to thirty million gals/day to the Unit IV reservoir and pumping station approximately 22 km away.
Provision of three pumps with variable speed motors to deliver water to local distribution systems.
All on-site meters, valves, actuators, chamber covers, and access The works also include chlorination equipment at Unit III for locally distributed water only at an existing pumping distribution station at Al Wathba.
All necessary valves and pipework within the station.
| Mechanical Value: | Dhs 21,000,000.00 |
| Peak Manpower: | 40 |
Electrical Details
All electrical works related to the pumping station, including:
- Two 4 MVA transformers; 6.6 kV switchgear; 415V switchgear and speed control equipment
- Mimic panel
- Control and telemetry system
- UPS (uninterrupted power supply) systemv
- All power, control, and instrumentation cabling of 100 km length.
- Fibre optic cabling of 80 km length
- All control work at Unit III, additional control works at Unit IV and a buried fibre-optic line linking Unit IV to Taweela via Unit III, a distance of 58 kms.
- Instrumentation and cabling
- Earthing and lightning protection system
| Electrical Value: | Dhs 20,058,827.00 |
| Peak Manpower: | 20 |