Consortium to build biggest thermal plant
ADPower, Marubeni consortium to develop 2.4GW facility in Fujairah
Abu Dhabi Power Corporation (ADPower) and Japan-based Marubeni Corporation yesterday announced the formation of a consortium to develop the Fujairah F3 independent power producer (IPP) project, which will be the largest independent thermal power plant in the UAE.
The Fujairah F3 IPP project includes the development, financing, construction, operation, maintenance and ownership of a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant, together with associated infrastructure.
Located in the Fujairah water and electricity complex, between the existing Fujairah F1 and Fujairah F2 water and electricity plants, the Fujairah F3 IPP project will have a contracted power capacity of 2.4GW, bringing ADPower’s current power generation capacity to 20.4GW. Once operational, Fujairah F3’s capacity will be able to power the equivalent of 380,000 households.
“Our ambition is to transform Abu Dhabi’s water and electricity sector into a reliable, efficient, sustainable and value-generating system that optimises our robust portfolio of assets and creates unique partnership opportunities,” said Jasim Husain Thabet, chief executive officer and managing director of ADPower.
“The F3 IPP Project represents a significant milestone in this journey, deploying world-class technology and efficiency standards to meet the UAE’s evolving power needs,” he added.
Through this project, the government of Abu Dhabi will indirectly own a 60 per cent stake, while the remaining 40 per cent will be owned by Marubeni Corporation. The construction of the Fujairah F3 IPP project, which is the largest CCGT power plant in the UAE’s current fleet, is expected to commence swiftly to enable Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) to procure early power by summer 2022 and full generation by summer 2023.
“As part of the tender process, EWEC conducted a robust due diligence exercise, in line with the UAE energy industry’s world-class standards, in order to select the most attractive technical and commercial bid for this project,” said Othman Al Ali, chief executive officer of EWEC.