Akaz power station
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Akaz power station (محطة كهرباء عكّاز, محطة كهرباء القائم) is an operating power station of at least 250-megawatts (MW) in Al-Qa'im, Anbar, Iraq with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Akaz power station | Al-Qa'im, Anbar, Iraq | 34.31686, 41.16026 (approximate)[1] |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating[2] | gas, fuel oil[3] | 125[3] | gas turbine[4] | not found | 2021[2] | – |
| Unit 2 | operating[2][3][5] | gas, fuel oil[3] | 125[3] | gas turbine[4] | not found | 2022[6] | – |
| Unit ST | pre-construction[7] | waste heat[7] | 125[8] | steam turbine[8] | not found | not found | – |
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 | Iraq Ministry of Electricity[9] | Iraq Ministry of Electricity [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Iraq Ministry of Electricity[9] | Iraq Ministry of Electricity [100.0%] |
| Unit ST | Iraq Ministry of Electricity[8] | Iraq Ministry of Electricity [100.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
Background
In May 2021 after being delayed during construction the first unit of the plant began trial operations.[12]
As of July 2021 there is no information on the proposed units 3 and 4, and they are assumed to be cancelled.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/34%C2%B019'00.7%22N+41%C2%B009'36.9%22E/@34.316862441.15807117z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x38bcf64ca6aeec10!8m2!3d34.316858!4d41.1602597.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709113518/https://baghdadtoday.news/news/165098/%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%BA%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20210719224437/https://www.alalam.ir/news/5597163/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82--%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%BA%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%B9%D9%83%D9%91%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://snmec.com/2019/02/06/akazgaspowerplant/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://rasediraqi.com/214991/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A1-%D8%A8%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%BA%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9--%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%B9%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220712143451/https://alforatnews.iq/news/%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A5%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%AE%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A5%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A8-%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://www.ina.iq/165444--.html https://moelc.gov.iq/upload/1396762739.pdf، https://www.ina.iq/165444--.html.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240201113928/https://moelc.gov.iq/verify/index.php?url=/upload/1396762739.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 01 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Annual Statistical Report for the Year 2018, Iraqi Ministry of Electricity". Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709074752/https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?Jimare=63130. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230120045943/https://attaqa.net/2022/10/19/%d9%82%d8%b7%d8%a7%d8%b9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d9%87%d8%b1%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%82-%d9%8a%d8%aa%d9%84%d9%82%d9%89-%d8%af%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%8b%d8%a7-%d8%a8%d8%aa/. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ الأنبار تعلن تشغيل محطة كهرباء عكّاز الغازية الجديدة, Almehwar Today, May 17, 2021
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