Minister of Energy and Chairman of the Federal Electricity and Water Authority (Fewa) Mohammed bin Dhaen Al Hamili told the Federal National Council that the amount of water produced and supplied to Fewa areas is estimated at 139 million gallons a day.
The storage capacity is 39 million gallons, said Hamili, adding Fewa intends to boost the capacity to 50 million gallons – 20 million in Ajman and 30 million in Ras Al Khaimah.
Areas in Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah have been supplied with desalinated water, said Hamili.
He said desalination stations with a combined capacity of 32 million gallons are being built in various areas of Ajman and Ras Al Khaimah.
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