A consortium composed of Etihad Water and Electricity (EWE), Saur, and TAQA Solutions has signed a commercial agreement with the Ras Al Khaimah Wastewater Authority (RAKWA) for the development of the Emirate’s first large-scale public-private partnership (PPP) project. Structured under a DFBOMT model (Design, Finance, Build, Own, Operate, Maintain, and Transfer), the project marks a decisive milestone in the Emirate’s transition strategy towards modern and sustainable water services.
This new commercial success in the Middle East highlights Saur’s ability to mobilize its best international expertise. It illustrates Saur’s capacity to act as a reference operator on large-scale wastewater projects in environments with high technical, contractual, and operational requirements. It also confirms the robustness of the Group’s model in operating and maintaining complex infrastructure within long-term public-private partnerships.
Within the consortium, Saur will act as the reference shareholder and lead operator, responsible for operations and maintenance (O&M) throughout the duration of the concession.
This project strengthens Saur’s position as a reference operator for major global metropolitan areas. Following recent successes in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, this new reference in the United Arab Emirates demonstrates the Group’s ability to manage integrated water systems where reliability and sustainability are critical. It also highlights the complementarity of Saur Group’s expertise, developed across several European markets, and now deployed on international projects with high technical and operational complexity.