Fujairah F1 IWPP
{{Short description|IWPP facility in the United Arab Emirates}}
{{Infobox power station
| name = Fujairah F1 IWPP
| name_official = Fujairah F1 Integrated Water and Power Plant
| image = Executive Team at F1 IWPP.jpg
| image_caption = 4 flues for thermal power generation at Fujairah F1 IWPP with the executive team in 2007
| country = United Arab Emirates
| coordinates = {{Coord|25|18|52|N|56|22|22|E|region:AE_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| status = O
| construction_began = 2002
| commissioned = 2004
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| cost = US$1.2 billion
| owner = Emirates SembCorp Water and Power Company
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| website = https://www.sembcorp.com/en/global-presence/middle-east
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Fujairah F1 Independent Water and Power Plant or Fujairah F1 IWPP is an independent water and power plant (IWPP) at Qidfa', Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. It is located next to the Fujairah F2 IWPP. It is {{convert|5|km|mi}} south of Khor Fakkan and {{convert|20|km|mi}} north of the city of Fujairah.
{{Cite report
|title = Performance Monitoring & Optimization. Fujairah Water and Power Plant
|publisher = ABB
|format = PDF
|url = http://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK101130D3450&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartID=&Action=Launch&IncludeExternalPublicLimited=True
|accessdate = 2008-07-26
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080314191336/http://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK101130D3450&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartID=&Action=Launch&IncludeExternalPublicLimited=True
|archivedate = 2008-03-14
}}
When constructed, the Fujairah plant was the first hybrid plant in the Middle East, and the largest desalination hybrid plant in the world.
{{Cite news
| title = Desalination: A first in Fujairah
| first = Amanda | last = Hoel
| newspaper = Power Engineering
| publisher = PennWell Corporation
| date = 2004-08-01
| url= http://www.powerengineeringint.com/articles/print/volume-12/issue-8/features/desalination-a-first-in-fujairah.html
| accessdate =2008-07-26}}
{{Cite journal
| title = Fujairah reverse osmosis plant: 2 years of operation
| first1 = Miguel Angel | last1 = Sanz
| first2 = Véronique | last2=Bonnelye
| first3 = Gerardo | last3 = Cremer
| journal = EuroMed 2006
| location = Montpellier, France
| year = 2007
| volume = 203
| issue = 1–3
| pages = 91–99
| url= http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=18511514
| accessdate =2008-07-26}}
History
File:Part of the Fujairah F1 IWPP team.jpg
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 Technip. The first few liters of potable water were produced in April 2004. Total construction costs of the project were US$1.2 billion In June 2009 Sembcorp had announced that it had successfully boosted F1's power capacity by at least 40%.{{Cite web|title=Sembcorp Boosts Power Capacity at its Fujairah Power and Desalination Plant by over 40%|url=https://www.sembcorp.com/internal_enewsletter/julaug09/bu_Fujairah.htm|access-date=2020-09-15|website=www.sembcorp.com|archive-date=2018-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508082454/http://www.sembcorp.com/internal_enewsletter/julaug09/bu_Fujairah.htm|url-status=dead}}
Technical description
The Fujairah plant has an installed power capacity of 760 MW and it produces {{convert|455000|m3|ft3|sp=us}} of water per day.{{Cite news
| title = Sembcorp completes expansion to Fujairah power and desalination plant
| work = Edge Singapore
| date = 2009-06-05
| url = http://www.theedgesingapore.com/the-daily-edge/business/5034-sembcorp-completes-expansion-to-fujairah-power-and-desalination-plant.html
| accessdate = 2010-11-22
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716232544/http://www.theedgesingapore.com/the-daily-edge/business/5034-sembcorp-completes-expansion-to-fujairah-power-and-desalination-plant.html
| archive-date = 2011-07-16
| url-status = dead
}} It is a natural gas-fired plant supplied from the Dolphin Gas Project through the Al Ain-Fujairah pipeline. Its annual consumption is {{convert|1.4|e9m3|abbr=off}} of natural gas.
{{Cite news
| title = UAE: tenders invited for Taweelah-Fujairah project
| newspaper = Pipelines International
| date = 2007-11-17
| url= http://pipelinesinternational.com/news/uae_tenders_invited_for_taweelah_fujairah_project/011274/
| accessdate =2012-07-23}}
Its power generating side consists of four gas turbines, two heat recovery steam generators and two steam turbines 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 {{convert|68|km|mi}} long double circuit 400 kV transmission line.
{{Cite news
| title = Union Water completes key Fujairah power line
| newspaper = Gulf News
| date = 2004-08-22
| url= http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/general/union-water-completes-key-fujairah-power-line-1.330392
| accessdate =2008-07-26}}
For the water desalination, the Fujairah plant uses a combination of two different desalination technologies. {{convert|284000|m3/d|sp=us}} of water is produced using multi-stage flash distillation (MSF) technology and {{convert|171000|m3/d|sp=us}} of water is produced using reverse osmosis technology (RO). The water production system consists of five MSF units producing {{convert|57000|m3/d|sp=us}} of water each and one RO unit. Potable water is stored in five tanks, {{convert|91000|m3|cuft|sp=us}} each. The water output is pumped to Sweihan through a {{convert|179|km|mi}} dual pipeline with an {{convert|18|km|mi}} spur to Al Dhaid in Sharjah.
{{Cite news
| title = UWEC to supply Fujairah water for Abu Dhabi
| publisher = PennWell Corporation
| newspaper = Water and Wastewater International
| date = 2004-02-01
| url= http://business.highbeam.com/411917/article-1G1-115035560/uwec-supply-fujairah-water-abu-dhabi
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120315121105/http://business.highbeam.com/411917/article-1G1-115035560/uwec-supply-fujairah-water-abu-dhabi
| url-status= dead
| archive-date= 2012-03-15
| accessdate =2008-07-26}}
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 Singapore-based Sembcorp Utilities and SembCorp took over the plant's operating activities.
{{Cite news
| title = Sembcorp is highest bidder for ADWEA's Fujairah power plant
| newspaper = Khaleej Times
| first = Haseeb | last = Haidr
| date = 2005-11-17
| url= http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/business/2005/November/business_November337.xml§ion=business&col=
| accessdate =2008-07-26}}
{{Cite news
| title = UAE: Adwea, Sembcorp to ink deal to privatise Fujairah's UWEC
| newspaper = Khaleej Times
| first = Haseeb | last = Haidr
| date = 2006-04-09
| url= http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?section=business&xfile=data/business/2006/april/business_april175.xml
| accessdate =2008-07-26}}
{{Cite news
| title = ADWEA, Sembcorp sign agreement for Dh 6.4 billion Fujairah power plant
| agency = Emirates News Agency
| date = 2006-08-07
| url= http://www.uaeinteract.com/docs/ADWEA,_Sembcorp_sign_agreement_for_Dh_6.4_billion_Fujairah_power_plant/21403.htm
| accessdate =2008-07-26}}
{{Cite news
| title = Sembcorp sign up for Fujairah
| newspaper = Power Engineering
| publisher = PennWell Corporation
| date = 2006-07-07
| url= http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2006/07/sembcorp-sign-up-for-fujairah.html
| accessdate =2008-07-26}}
After privatization the company was renamed Emirates SembCorp Water and Power Company.
Emirates Sembcorp Water & Power Co issued $400 million of senior secured project bonds in 2017 rated A2 by Moody's{{Cite web|date=2017-12-07|title=Moody's assigns a definitive A2 rating to Emirates Sembcorp Water & Power Company PJSC; outlook stable|url=http://www.moodys.com:18000/research/Moodys-assigns-a-definitive-A2-rating-to-Emirates-Sembcorp-Water--PR_376378|access-date=2020-09-15|website=Moodys.com|language=en}} and rated A− by S&P.{{Cite news|date=2017-11-08|title=BRIEF-S&P says Emirates Sembcorp Water & Power Co proposed senior secured bonds assigned preliminary 'A-'rating|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/brief-sp-says-emirates-sembcorp-water-po-idUSL3N1NE3XN|access-date=2020-09-15}} The offering was led by Citigroup and HSBC. Debt offerings like these are relatively new to the Middle East.{{Cite news|last=Barbuscia|first=Robert Hogg, Davide|date=2017-11-07|title=Joint venture behind UAE's Fujairah 1 plant to announce project bond - sources|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/fujairah-plant-bond-idUSL5N1ND1IU|access-date=2020-09-15}}
Future expansion
According to the privatization agreement, the power capacity of the Fujairah plant would be expanded by 225 MW and water production would be expanded by {{convert|136382|m3|cuft|sp=us}} of water per day. The DBO work was completed in December 2015 & currently the Plant is under Acciona Infrastructures SA & Acciona Agua JV.The Plant uses Dissolved Air flotation (DAF) & Dual media filter (DMF) for pre-treatment of the raw water.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.emsembcorp.com/index.php Official website]
Category:2002 establishments in the United Arab Emirates
Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2004
Category:Natural gas-fired power stations in the United Arab Emirates
Category:Integrated water and power plants
Category:Buildings and structures in the Emirate of Fujairah
Category:Economy of the Emirate of Fujairah
Category:Water supply and sanitation in the United Arab Emirates