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 31.696394, 47.254028 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • CC: 31.696394, 47.254028

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

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

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
CC Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100%][11] Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

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


Ownership Tree

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Methane Plumes Detected Nearby

Global Energy Monitor researchers analyze satellite-detected methane plumes in order to determine whether they have been observed at or near the site of GEM energy assets. CarbonMapper provides satellite imagery of individual methane plumes and estimates their emission rates at the time of observation. GEM has reviewed many of these plume detections against Google Earth imagery and GEM’s own energy infrastructure tracker data. (A full description of the analysis process is available in the Global Methane Emitters Tracker methodology wiki page.) The following table lists methane plumes which were observed within the footprint of the energy asset or facility (or, in the case of oil and gas extraction areas, within 10 meters of a well).

Table M1: Plume Details

For additional details on this individual plume identification and others, see the Global Methane Emitters Tracker.
Observation date Satellite data provider Location of plume origin Methane emissions rate Additional plume information
2023-03-25 12:09:58 CarbonMapper, emi20230325t120958p08036-A 31.69571029, 47.25200664[13] [13] Maysan Methane Observation 2023-03-25, 1

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 2021-07-14. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20221002165332/https://annabaa.org/arabic/investigations/25652. Archived from the original on 2022-10-02. {{cite web}}: 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. 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 2021-12-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709113348/http://www.iraqpaper.com/news.php?action=view&id=10879. Archived from the original on 2022-07-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220819202314/https://moelc.gov.iq/upload/2669560292.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-08-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220925181039/https://rasep.com/amara-power-plant-expansion/. Archived from the original on 2022-09-25. {{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 2022-08-10. {{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. https://www.moelc.gov.iq/home/part/annual-reports/view/home-news-1579500207. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 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 2022-07-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 url=https://data.carbonmapper.org/

Additional data

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