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{{Short description|Power station which produces electricity and purified water}}
[[File:Um Al Houl IWPP Qatar - March 2019.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Um Al Houl IWPP in Qatar.]]
An '''independent water and power plant''' ('''IWPP''') or an '''integrated water and power project''' is a combined facility which serves as both a [[desalination plant]] and a [[power plant]]. IWPPs are more common in the [[Middle East]], where demand for both [[electricity]] and salt water [[desalinisation]] are high.<ref name="Fisiait">{{cite web |last1=Ghiazza |first1=Emilio |last2=Ferro |first2=A.M. |title=IWPP projects: A challenge for the optimization of the combined power/water plants |url=https://www.fisiait.com/static/upload/ghi/ghiazza_10.pdf |website=Fisia Italimpianti SpA |publisher=Fisia Italimpianti |accessdate=9 June 2019 |format=PDF}}</ref>
Independent water and power producers negotiate both a [[feed-in tariff|feed-in power tariff]] and a [[water tariff]] in the same deal with the utility company, who also purchases both products. IWPPs tend to have an [[installed capacity]] of over 1 [[gigawatt]] (1,000 [[megawatt]]s) and generates power in a typical [[thermal power station]] setup. [[Seawater]] is purified by integrating [[Multi-stage flash distillation|MSF]], [[Multiple-effect distillation|MED]], [[Vapor-compression desalination|TVC]], or [[Reverse osmosis|RO]] water [[desalination]] technologies with the power plant, thus increasing overall efficiency.<ref name="Fisiait" />
== See also ==
* [[Independent Power Producer]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite web |title=Independent Power & Water Plants: Serving up success |url=https://www.powerengineeringint.com/articles/mee/print/volume-4/issue-1/features/independent-power-amp-water-plants-serving-up-success.html |website=Power Engineering International |accessdate=9 June 2019 |date=3 January 2017}}
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[[Category:Cogeneration]]
[[Category:Power station technology]]
[[Category:Energy conversion]]
[[Category:Chemical process engineering]]
[[Category:Water desalination]]
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