Al Amarh power plant

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Al Amarh power plant (محطة كهرباء العمارة, also known as Amara) is a 500-megawatt (MW) operating power station in Al Kahla, Maysan, Iraq, fueled by waste heat, gas, and diesel.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level details for Al Amarh power plant


Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	CHP^[1]	Start year	Retired year
1	operating^[2]	gas, diesel^[3]^[4]	125 MW	gas turbine	not found	2018	–
2	operating^[2]	gas, diesel^[3]^[4]	125 MW	gas turbine	not found	2018	–
3	operating^[2]	gas, diesel^[3]^[4]	125 MW	gas turbine	not found	2018	–
4	operating^[2]	gas, diesel^[3]^[4]	125 MW	gas turbine	not found	2018	–
5	construction^[5]^[6]^[7]	waste heat^[8]	125 MW	steam turbine^[5]^[7]	not found	not found	–
6	construction^[5]^[6]^[7]	waste heat^[8]	125 MW	steam turbine^[5]^[7]^[9]	not found	not found	–

Table 2: Unit-level ownership details for Al Amarh power plant


Unit name	Operator	Owner	Parent
1	–	Iraq Ministry of Electricity[100.0%]	Iraq Ministry of Electricity[100.0%]^[10]
2	–	Iraq Ministry of Electricity[100.0%]	Iraq Ministry of Electricity[100.0%]^[10]
3	–	Iraq Ministry of Electricity[100.0%]	Iraq Ministry of Electricity[100.0%]^[10]
4	–	Iraq Ministry of Electricity[100.0%]	Iraq Ministry of Electricity[100.0%]^[10]
5	–	Iraq Ministry of Electricity[100.0%]^[11]	Iraq Ministry of Electricity[100.0%]^[10]
6	–	Iraq Ministry of Electricity[100.0%]^[11]	Iraq Ministry of Electricity[100.0%]^[10]

Plant-level captive use details for Al Amarh power plant power station

Captive use: Power^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]
Non-industry use: Power^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]

Location

Table 3: Plant-level location details for Al Amarh power plant


Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Al Amarh power plant	Al Kahla, Maysan, Iraq	31.6964, 47.2540 (exact)

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References

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[1] CHP = Combined Heat and Power

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