Abqaiq cogeneration power station

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Abqaiq cogeneration power station (محطة بقيق لتوليد الطاقة) is an operating power station of at least 360-megawatts (MW) in Abqaiq, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Abqaiq cogeneration power station Abqaiq, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia 25.93113, 49.6844 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 25.93113, 49.6844

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] gas[4][5] 180[5] gas turbine[2][3] yes[2] 2017[2]
Unit 2 operating[2][3] gas[5][4] 180[5] gas turbine[2][3] yes[2] 2017[2]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Power Cogeneration Plant Company[6] Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) [100.0%]
Unit 2 Power Cogeneration Plant Company[6] Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[7]
  • Captive industry: Oil & Refining[7]

Background

The plant is configured with 2 gas turbine generators combined with heat recovery steam generation system.[8] It was built to support oil supply operations at Abqaiq, Aramco’s largest oil processing facility.[9]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/25%C2%B055'52.1%22N+49%C2%B041'03.8%22E/@25.931138849.682212317z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x299c03e4487998b5!8m2!3d25.931134!4d49.684401. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220123152836/https://datasource.kapsarc.org/explore/dataset/electricity-generation-by-station-capacities-in-saudi-arabia/export/. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119125846/https://pcpc-sa.com/projects/. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119125846/https://pcpc-sa.com/projects/. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119125949/https://www.dmsprojects.net/saudi-arabia/projects/power-cogeneration-plant-company-pcpc-abqaiq-greenfield-gas-fired-electricity-and-steam-plant/PRJ00018425. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125015849/https://www.ijglobal.com/data/search-projects. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119142346/https://www.reuters.com/article/aramco-electricity-idAFL8N14X2DC20160113. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. Our Plants, PCPC website, accessed Feb 14, 2020
  9. Saudi Aramco's electricity capacity to exceed 12,000 MW by 2019, Reuters, Jan 13, 2016

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