ADNOC and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) have signed a 27-year Utilities Purchase Agreement to supply essential utilities to the TA’ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone located in Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi. The agreement covers both the offtake of utilities and the construction of related infrastructure.
The two companies will jointly develop a central utilities project that includes connections to the electricity grid, steam production, process cooling, as well as water and wastewater services. These are necessary for supporting chemicals and transition-fuels projects within TA’ZIZ.
TA’ZIZ is a joint venture between ADNOC and ADQ. Under this agreement, it will establish a service management company responsible for being the sole offtaker of all provided utilities. This arrangement aims to create a reliable foundation for industrial operations at the site.
Farid Al Awlaqi, Chief Executive Officer of TAQA’s Generation business, stated: “This agreement strengthens TAQA’s role in enabling industrial growth in the UAE by providing reliable and efficient utility infrastructure to service TA’ZIZ chemicals and transition-fuels production. Through this long-term partnership with ADNOC, we are supporting the diversification of Abu Dhabi’s economy and investing in strategic and sustainable infrastructure that will contribute to GDP growth. ADNOC and TAQA both have a proven track record in the energy sector and together are developing a world-class facility in Ruwais.”
Mashal Al-Kindi, Chief Executive Officer of TA’ZIZ, added: “This multi year agreement with TAQA is a pivotal step in advancing TA’ZIZ’s long term vision, driving sustainable growth and strengthening the UAE’s industrial base. Reliable and efficient utilities remain central to our value proposition, providing industry leaders with the stable infrastructure essential for world scale chemicals and transition fuels manufacturing.”
With this deal in place, development within the TA’ZIZ ecosystem is expected to accelerate. By 2028, facilities at TA’ZIZ aim to produce up to 4.7 million tonnes per year of various chemicals such as methanol, low-carbon ammonia, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), ethylene dichloride (EDC), vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), and caustic soda.
TAQA continues expanding its regional power generation portfolio with ongoing projects including a 1-gigawatt gas turbine plant at Al Dhafra in the UAE as well as new high-efficiency power plants—Rumah 2 IPP and Al Nairyah 2 IPP—in Saudi Arabia developed alongside JERA and AlBawani.
