Power plant with co2 capture and water treatment plant

A power plant for the generation of electrical energy comprising one or more steam turbines (2, 3, 4) or one or more gas turbines (13) or both, which are driven by fossil fuels, the power plant further comprising a CO2capture system for capturing CO2 gases from the flue gases that result from the combustion of the fossil fuels and a gas processing unit (GPU) for processing the captured CO2 having one or more compressors (30) and one or more coolers (23) for the compression and cooling of the CO2 gas, the power plant comprising:

• a water treatment system having a multi-stage flash distiller (MSF) in fluid communication with a first heat exchanger (25) for the heating of brine flowing through the water treatment system, wherein the first heat exchanger (25) is configured and arranged for a heat exchanging medium to pass therethrough, wherein the heat exchanging medium results from one or more coolers (23) adapted for the cooling of the CO2gas and wherein the heat exchanging medium is directed back to the one or more coolers (23) for the cooling of the CO2 gas after exiting the first heat exchanger (25).