Regulation and Supervision Bureau IWS 2017- J shadid
17 Jan.2017
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About the Regulation and Supervision Bureau About the Sector Who We License Technical Regulations
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Bureau duties •
Bureau established via Law No (2) of 1998, to regulate water, wastewater and electricity sector in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
:We regulate the following sector activities – • • • •
water and electricity production; electricity networks and services; water networks and services; and wastewater collection, treatment and disposal.
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About RSB – our key functions Economic Regulation Economic Regulation
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Price controls Competitive bidding Licence conditions Regulatory accounting and reporting Customer tariff setting / approval
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Technical regulations Operating codes / security standards Licence conditions / compliance Approval of network investment plans Performance monitoring
Technical Regulation Electricity Drinking Water Non Drinking Water Production
Legal, Compliance & Customer Excellence Legal Services Compliance & Licensing Customer Excellence Services
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Compliance Licensing Health and safety Customer care
About the Sector – structure Turnover for 2015 around AED 30 billion
PWPA PWPA admin admin
Over 450,000 electricity customers
Sells Sells output output to to supply supply business business
ADWEC ADWEC
Biosloids Irrigation
Disposal
Sector governed by Licenses, Codes & regulations
Treatment
Distribution
Collection Collection
Transmission
Customers
Distribution Supply – sales
Transmission
Production
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Around 350,000 water customers consuming
About the sector – Renewable generation & production sites = Water production sites Qidfa Taweelah
= Renewable Energy generation
Shuweihat 202 MIGD
Sur Baniyas
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1 MW
145 MIGD
Abu Dhabi
Dubai
Masdar City
Sweihan
Baniyas 10 MW 300 MW
Al Mirfa
Madinat Zayed
Shams 1
Liwa
100 MW
Peak water production in 2015 reached 852MIGD (3.85 MCM per day), expected to grow by 2.50% per year to reach around 950 MGD(4.3 MCM per day) by 2020 6-
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Jebal Dhana Nuclear Plants
297 MIGD
In October 2015, water & electricity production ceased from Mira site. In 2017, capacity will be 53 MIGD. (39) MIGD
263 MIGD
Al Ain
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About the sector – wastewater operations Small-scale licensee operations Major licensee operations
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including Greywater systems
About the sector – drinking water supply chain Production 92% thermal, 8% RO
Transmission
Distribution and supply Industry
Thermal District Distribution Network
Membrane (RO)
Agriculture
Production / Intermediate / Terminal Pump Station Residential Commercial
2015 = 908 MGD 98
Therma l
Modern water transmission system with around 3,500 km of pipe work
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2020 = c 950 MGD 40 130
Thermal Expansion Plan ? 830
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RO
Modern water distribution systems with around 12,500 km of pipe work
Abu Dhabi population is approx. 2.8 million & more than 99.5 % of the customers are water & Electricity network connected customers.
About the sector – non drinking water supply chain Customers
Collection
Treatment
Reuse
Disposal Discharge to environment
Forestry irrigation
Wastewater Treatment System
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Urban irrigation
Recycled Water
Composting
Biosolids
2 major collection, treatment and disposal licence holders 2 major treatment only licence holders 17 small scale collection, treatment and disposal licensees
= Point of Transfer to End User
Discharge to Landfill
Promotion of reuse of recycled water and biosolids
98.5 % of premises connected to wastewater collection network . The major wastewater system treated on average around 0.95 MCM per day (210 MIGD); with a total treatment capacity of 1.3 MCM 9-
About RSB - licence categories • No person or body can carry out a Regulated Activity (as defined in Law No (2) of 1998) unless licensed or exempted by the Bureau Permanent Licence
Major
SmallScale Self-Regulating Licence Licence Development Licence
Non connection to a distribution system SmallScale
Major
Self-Supply Licence
For Generation and * Desalination only * No Small-Scale or Major sub-division
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licensing arrangements 2016 Permanent Small Scale
Self Supply EMAL
GAS
PRODUCTION
Permanent Major
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Rooftop RE PV
RE PV
TRANSMISSION
RE CSP Shams 1
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Self Regulating
DISTRIBUTION
Sales
Temporary Wastewater Treatment plant
Development Small Scale
Customers
Drinking water - Regulations
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Water Supply Regulations
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Water Quality Regulations
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Drinking Water Tanker Regulations – work in progress
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Guide for chemicals and products that come in contact with drinking water – issued 2014
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Code of Practice for cleaning and inspection of customer’s storage tanks – issued 2015
Non Drinking water – achievements •
Recycled water and Biosolids Regulations – issued 2010
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Trade Effluent Control Regulations – issued 2010
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Code of Practice for Low-risk Trade Effluent Discharge from:
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laundries – issued 2012
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restaurants and cafes – issued 2012
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vehicle washes – issued 2014
Wastewater Flow Monitoring Code of Practice (first edition)
Renewables- Regulations and Guides
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Efficient use of electricity & water •
Two offices were established in January 2013, under the direction of the Regulation and Supervision Bureau to promote energy and water efficiency initiatives:
Regulation and Supervision Bureau for water, wastewater, and electricity sector for the emirate of Abu Dhabi 15 -
Thank you www.rsb.gov.ae
Regulation & Supervision Bureau P.O. Box 32800, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E T +971 2 6543666 F +971 2 6713750 water, wastewater and electricity sector - Emirate of Abu Dhabi bureau@rsb.gov.ae
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