Fujairah power and desalination plant
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Fujairah power and desalination plant is a hybrid plant at Qidfa'
, Fujairah
in the United Arab Emirates
. It is located next to the Qidfa Power Station 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Khor Fakkan
and 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) north of the city of Fujairah. When constructed, the Fujairah plant was the first hybrid plant in the Middle East, and the largest desalination hybrid plant in the world.
. The first few liters of potable water were produced in April 2004. Total construction costs of the project were US$1.2 billion
through the Al Ain-Fujairah pipeline. Its annual consumption is 1.4 billion cubic meters (bcm) (49 billion cu ft) of natural gas. Its power generating side consists of four gas turbine
s, two heat recovery steam generators and two steam turbine
s in a combined cycle
configuration. 120 MW of capacity is used for the water desalination process and 36 MW accounted for the transmission lost, leaving 500 MW of capacity for supplies to the grid through a 68 kilometres (42.3 mi) long double circuit 400 kV transmission line.
For the water desalination, the Fujairah plant uses a combination of two different desalination technologies. 284000 cubic metres (10,029,365.2 cu ft) of water per day is produced using multi-stage flash distillation (MSF) technology and 171000 cubic metres (6,038,807.9 cu ft) of water per day is produced using reverse osmosis technology (RO). The water production system consists of five MSF units producing 57000 cubic metres (2,012,936 cu ft) of water per day each and one RO unit. Potable water is stored in five tanks, 91000 cubic metres (3,213,634.6 cu ft) each. The water output is pumped to Sweihan through a 179 kilometres (111.2 mi) dual pipeline with an 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) spur to Al Dhaid in Sharjah.
-based Sembcorp Utilities and SembCorp took over the plant's operating activities. After privatization the company was renamed Emirates SembCorp Water and Power Company.
Qidfa'
Qidfa is the name of a settlement in Fujairah. It is the site of the Fujairah power and desalination plant....
, Fujairah
Fujairah
Fujairah is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, and the only one on the Gulf of Oman in the country's east instead of Persian Gulf .-History:...
in the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
. It is located next to the Qidfa Power Station 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Khor Fakkan
Khor Fakkan
Khor Fakkan is a town located along the Gulf of Oman on the east coast of the United Arab Emirates . The town is set on the picturesque bay of Khor Fakkan, which means "Creek of Two Jaws". Khor Fakkan belongs to the emirate of Sharjah but is geographically surrounded by the emirate of Fujairah...
and 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) north of the city of Fujairah. When constructed, the Fujairah plant was the first hybrid plant in the Middle East, and the largest desalination hybrid plant in the world.
History
A construction contract was awarded to Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Company in June 2001 and the contract was signed in June 2002. In August 2001, a contract for the transmission systems was awarded to a joint venture of Al Jaber Energy Services and TechnipTechnip
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. The first few liters of potable water were produced in April 2004. Total construction costs of the project were US$1.2 billion
Technical description
The Fujairah plant has an installed power capacity of 760 MW and it produces 455000 cubic metres (16,068,173.1 cu ft) of water per day. It is a natural gas-fired plant supplied from the Dolphin Gas ProjectDolphin Gas Project
The Dolphin Gas Project is the natural gas project of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman. It is the GCC's first cross-border refined gas transmission project and the largest energy-related venture ever undertaken in the region.-History:...
through the Al Ain-Fujairah pipeline. Its annual consumption is 1.4 billion cubic meters (bcm) (49 billion cu ft) of natural gas. Its power generating side consists of four gas turbine
Gas turbine
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of internal combustion engine. It has an upstream rotating compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between....
s, two heat recovery steam generators and two steam turbine
Steam turbine
A steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam, and converts it into rotary motion. Its modern manifestation was invented by Sir Charles Parsons in 1884....
s in a combined cycle
Combined cycle
In electric power generation a combined cycle is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem off the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy, which in turn usually drives electrical generators...
configuration. 120 MW of capacity is used for the water desalination process and 36 MW accounted for the transmission lost, leaving 500 MW of capacity for supplies to the grid through a 68 kilometres (42.3 mi) long double circuit 400 kV transmission line.
For the water desalination, the Fujairah plant uses a combination of two different desalination technologies. 284000 cubic metres (10,029,365.2 cu ft) of water per day is produced using multi-stage flash distillation (MSF) technology and 171000 cubic metres (6,038,807.9 cu ft) of water per day is produced using reverse osmosis technology (RO). The water production system consists of five MSF units producing 57000 cubic metres (2,012,936 cu ft) of water per day each and one RO unit. Potable water is stored in five tanks, 91000 cubic metres (3,213,634.6 cu ft) each. The water output is pumped to Sweihan through a 179 kilometres (111.2 mi) dual pipeline with an 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) spur to Al Dhaid in Sharjah.
Operating company
The plant was originally owned by the Union Water and Electricity Company (UWEC), established in June 2001 as a government owned company through the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA). The plant was operated and maintained by Sogex Oman under agreement with UWEC. In 2006, 40% stake in UWEC was sold to SingaporeSingapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
-based Sembcorp Utilities and SembCorp took over the plant's operating activities. After privatization the company was renamed Emirates SembCorp Water and Power Company.