ADDC completes installation, operation of automatic water pumping station in Abu Dhabi
abu dhabi — Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC), one of the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority’s Companies, has completed the installation and operation of an automatic water pumping station working on optimised pressure based on real time change in demand. This optimised pumping station is the first of its kind serving industrial facilities.
The optimised pumping station is implemented as part of the project ‘Water Supply to Strategic Facilities in Habshan and BuHasa’ in Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi. The pumping station capacity is seven million gallons per day and consists of variable speed pumps, two steel tanks, hypo chlorination production unit, standby generators, surge system and firefighting systems.
Saeed Mohammed Al Suwaidi, managing director of Abu Dhabi Distribution Company, said: “The installation of this pumping station is part of the company’s strategy targeting management of distribution water networks in a smart and sustainable way and providing safe and effective services that meet the aspirations and expectations of our customers, to be in line with ADDC strategic plan and Abu Dhabi objective ‘building sustainable utilities and sanitation sector ensuring the optimal usage of natural resources’. This leads to reduction of number of water interruptions,
The installation of this pumping station is part of the company’s strategy targeting management of distribution water networks in a smart and sustainable way and providing safe and effective services Saeed Mohammed Al Suwaidi, MD of Abu Dhabi Distribution Company
waste of energy, operation and maintenance costs and extending network life.”
Eng Mohamed M. Al Mazrouei, projects and connections director, added: “This pumping station is one of the leading stations that uses the latest modern technologies to ensure real time optimised pressure control of the network based on change in demand including advanced control valves to ensure optimised pressure control for the facilities which are used for the first time in the country. Also mentioned that “Habshan pumping station is considered as one of the most complicated water pumping stations due to the continuous change in demand by the facilities in comparison with other stations serving residential sectors which follow a certain pattern of demand.”