The Fujairah F2 Plant is a greenfield power generation and seawater desalination plant with 2,000 MW of net power capacity and 130 MIGD of net water capacity. It will be located at Qidfa in the Emirate of Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman approximately five (5) kilometres south of Khor Fakkan, twenty (20) kilometres north of the city of Fujairah, and approximately 280 kilometres north east of the city of Abu Dhabi in the UAE.

The F2 Plant will enter into commercial operation in three defined ‘Groups’. Group 1 and 3 will each be based on a configuration of two Alstom GT26B gas turbines, with supplementary fired HRSGs and a condensing steam turbine with LP steam extraction to four Sidem 8.5 MIGD MED units. Group 2 will be based on a configuration of one Alstom GT26B gas turbine, with supplementary fired HRSG and a back pressure steam turbine producing LP steam for four Sidem 8.5 MIGD MED units. In addition, Group 2 includes a 30 MIGD SWRO facility.

The Fujairah F2 plant will be owned by the Fujairah Asia Power Company PJSC (FAPCo) in which the Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority holds a 60% equity interest with Marubeni and International Power each holding 20%. The total project cost is estimated to be US$2,800 million which will be funded by a mix of debt and equity. Full commercial operation is expected to commence in mid-2010.

The Fujairah F2 plant will be operated by the Fujairah F2 O&M Company Limited (F2O&MCo) which is a 50:50 joint venture between International Power and Marubeni.