Fujairah F2 IWPP
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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.
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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. GT26 heavy-duty gas turbines to the power plant will be distributed by Alstom, while the desalination plant will be built by Sidem.
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).
Operating company
The plant is owned by the Fujairah Asia Power Company (FAPCO), established on 23 October 2007. The shareholders of FAPCO are:
- 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. The Reverse Osmosis plant will be operated by Veolia Water.