Ajman Coal power station

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Ajman Coal power station is a cancelled power station in Ajman, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ajman Coal power station	Ajman, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	25.416667, 55.5 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	cancelled	coal - unknown	1000	unknown	–	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	MMC Corporation Bhd (MMC) [100.0%]

Background

In 2008, Malaysian Mining Corporation signed an agreement with the government of Abu Dhabi to build a 1,000-megawatt coal plant at a cost of $2 billion in Ajman, with a planned operation of 2011.

There were no further developments, and plans appear to be abandoned.

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Additional data

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