Fujairah F2 IWPP

For UWEC operated power and desalination plant, see Fujairah power and desalination plant.

The Fujairah F2 IWPP is an integrated water and power plant project in Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates. When construction is finished, it will be the world's second largest IWPP project.[1]

Technical description

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

For the water desalination, the plant will use a combination of two different desalination technologies. 455,000 cubic meter of water per day will be produced using multiple-effect distillation (MED) technology and 136,500 cubic meter of water per day is produced using reverse osmosis technology (RO).[4] The project is expected to be operational by the end of 2010 and it is expected to cost US$2.8 billion.[5][6] Pritam S P

Operating company

The plant will be owned by the Fujairah Asia Power Company (FAPCO), established on 23 October 2007. The shareholders of FAPCO are:

The plant will be operated by Fujairah F2 O&M Company Limited, an equal based venture between International Power and Marubeni.[2] The Reverse Osmosis plant will be operated by Veolia Water.[4][7]

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