Fujairah F2 IWPP

Fujairah F2 Independent Water and Power Plant or Fujairah F2 IWPP is an independent water and power plant (IWPP) at Qidfa', Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. It is located next to the Fujairah F1 IWPP plant south of Khor Fakkan and north of the city of Fujairah. During inauguration, it was the largest desalination plant in the United Arab Emirates.[1][2]

Fujairah F2 IWPP
Official nameFujairah F2 Integrated Water and Power Plant
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
LocationQidfa', Fujairah
Coordinates25°18′07″N 56°22′22″E
StatusOperational
Construction began2007
Commission date2010
Construction cost$2.8 billion
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Turbine technology
IWPP?Yes
IWPP purification method
IWPP water output
  • 591,500 m3/d (241,800 cu ft/ks)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity2,000 MW
External links
Websiteofficial website

History

Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA) - Now called as Abu Dhabi Energy Company (TAQA) selected International Power, now called as Engie Energy International and Marubeni Corporation to build the project in 2007. The plant costed $2.8 billion to build and took three years to be completely finished.[1]

Technical description

The Fujairah F2 IWPP has an installed power capacity of 2,000 MW and it produces 591,500 cubic meter of water per day.[3] GT26 heavy-duty gas turbines to the power plant will be distributed by Alstom, while the desalination plant will be built by Sidem.[4]

For the water desalination, the plant uses a combination of two different desalination technologies. 455,000 cubic meter of water per day is produced using multiple-effect distillation (MED) technology and 136,500 cubic meter of water per day is produced using reverse osmosis technology (RO).[5]

Operating company

The plant is owned by the Fujairah Asia Power Company (FAPCO), established on 23 October 2007. The shareholders of FAPCO are:[1]

  • The Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) , Abu Dhabi Energy Company (TAQA) – 60%
  • International Power Engie Energy international – 20%
  • Marubeni – 20%

The plant will be operated by Fujairah F2 O&M Company Limited, an equal based venture between International Power and Marubeni.[3] The Reverse Osmosis plant will be operated by Veolia Water.[5][6]

References
  1. "Developer inaugurates Fujairah F2 power and water project". MEED. 10 May 2011.
  2. "Milbank Makes it a One, Two, Three by Advising on Fujairah F2 IWPP, the World's Second Largest IWPP" (Press release). Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. 2007-12-18. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  3. "International Power complete financing for Fujairah F2 IWPP, UAE" (PDF) (Press release). International Power. 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  4. "Alstom to build 1bn euro power station in Fujairah". Bloomberg. 2007-08-28. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  5. "Veolia Water wins a new contract in the major Fujairah 2 Independent Water and Power Project for Fujairah, UAE". Veolia Water. 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  6. "French to operate Fujairah desalination". www.meed.com.
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