Al Amarh power plant

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Al Amarh power plant (محطة كهرباء العمارة المركبة) is an operating power station of at least 750-megawatts (MW) in Al Kahla, Maysan, Iraq. It is also known as Amara.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Al Amarh power plant Al Kahla, Maysan, Iraq 31.69639, 47.25403 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit CC: 31.69639, 47.25403

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CC operating[2][3] gas, diesel[4][5][6][1] 750[5][4][1] combined cycle[1][7][8] not found 2022[1][9][10]

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 CC Iraq Ministry of Electricity[11] Iraq Ministry of Electricity [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[12]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Iraq MOE Planning and Studies Office - Future Power Plant Projects (circa 2018)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 14, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20221002165332/https://annabaa.org/arabic/investigations/25652. Archived from the original on 02 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://attaqa.net/2023/08/10/%d8%af%d8%b9%d9%85-%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-%d8%a8%d9%80250-%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%ba%d8%a7%d9%88%d8%a7/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709113348/http://www.iraqpaper.com/news.php?action=view&id=10879. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220819202314/https://moelc.gov.iq/upload/2669560292.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20211202043426/https://rasep.com/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B9-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A9/?lang=ar. Archived from the original on 02 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220925181039/https://rasep.com/amara-power-plant-expansion/. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20220810232604/https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2022/07/06/pm-opens-new-maysan-power-plant/. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://www.alsumaria.tv/news/politics/425361/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B8%D9%85%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%AD-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://hathalyoum.net/articles/830303-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%AD-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. "Annual Statistical Report for the Year 2018, Iraqi Ministry of Electricity". Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709071752/https://baghdadtoday.news/news/146645/%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%87%D8%A7. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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