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Just as it takes huge amounts of energy to desalinate water, energy is generated when the reverse happens, and saltwater is added to freshwater. Unlike hydroelectricity, where the energy from a surging river is evident to anyone sitting at its banks, the energy released at an estuary can’t be easily seen. Nevertheless, that power is there. If the proposed saltwater power plant is built on the Afsluitdijk, it could produce 300 megawatts of electricity. That could supply a large part of the electrical demand for homes in the northern parts of The Netherlands.