Ain Beni Mathar power plant

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Ain Beni Mathar power plant (محطة عين بني مطهر للطاقة الطاقة الحرارية الشمسية) is an operating power station of at least 470-megawatts (MW) in Ain Beni Mathar, Jerada, Morocco. It is also known as La Centrale d'Aïn Beni Mathar.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ain Beni Mathar power plant Ain Beni Mathar, Jerada, Morocco 34.0705, -2.1049 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 34.0705, -2.1049

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2] fossil gas: LNG[3][4][5] 470[6] ISCC[7][8] not found 2010[9]

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 Operator Owner Parent
1 Abengoa Solar / ONE[10] Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau Potable (Morocco) [100%][11] Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau Potable (Morocco) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Non-industry use: power[12]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723185453/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1506-morocco/fossil-fuels-energy/22357-ain-beni-mathar-gas-power-plant. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20221012163811/https://www.africa-energy.com/database. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210623212147/http://www.one.org.ma/fr/pdf/DepliantABM-VFr.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210625031336/https://www.mofa.go.kr/www/brd/m_4049/down.do?brd_id=N2711&seq=354033&data_tp=A&file_seq=1. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220705132514/http://www.mapnews.ma/ar/actualites/%D8%A5%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF/%D8%A5%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%BA%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%AA%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B7%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85. Archived from the original on 05 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221009155114/https://www.wartsila.com/docs/default-source/local-files/Morocco/the-need-for-flexible-energy-in-morocco.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 09 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220125030122/https://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/selected-projects/ain-beni-mathar-a-unique-thermo-solar-powerplant-in-morocco-142. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20230310154153/https://spgdrycooling.com/references/case-study-ain-beni-mathar/. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20210516185338/https://solarpaces.nrel.gov/iscc-ain-beni-mathar. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119120806/http://www.cspfocus.cn/en/study/detail_159.htm. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221115163555/http://www.one.org.ma/FR/pdf/Depliant%20Statistiques%20FR%202019.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418032951/http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/41610. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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