Al Qatrana power plant

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Al Qatrana power plant (محطة القطرانة الكهربائية) is an operating power station of at least 373-megawatts (MW) in Qatraneh, Karak, Jordan. It is also known as Al Qatrana CCGT Power Plant Jordan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Al Qatrana power plant Qatraneh, Karak, Jordan 31.2226, 36.0197 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 31.2226, 36.0197

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, diesel[3] 373[4] combined cycle[2][5] not found 2012[5]

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 Qatrana Electric Power Company[5] Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) [80.0%]; Xenel Industries [20.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[6]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. GEODB0046165
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221125161742/https://home.kepco.co.kr/kepco/EN/B/htmlView/ENBJHP00201.do?menuCd=EN02080101. Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220429071254/https://www.nepco.com.jo/store/docs/web/2017_en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210625015112/https://www.power-eng.com/2008/07/18/kepco-named-preferred-bidder-for-jordanian-power-plant/. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185510/http://www.kingabdullah.jo/index.php/en_US/news/view/id/9884/videoDisplay/1.html. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://petra.gov.jo/Include/InnerPage.jsp?ID=2005264&lang=ar&name=archived_news. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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