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]

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

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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 MW[4] combined cycle[2][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 PSC Korea Electric Power Corp [80.00%]; Xenel Industries [20.00%]

Project-level captive use details

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



Articles and Resources

References

  1. GEODB0046165
  2. 2.0 2.1 "home.kepco.co.kr/kepco/EN/B/htmlView/ENBJHP00201.do?menuCd=EN02080101". Archived from the original on June 24, 2021.
  3. "www.nepco.com.jo/store/docs/web/2017_en.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2018.
  4. "www.power-eng.com/2008/07/18/kepco-named-preferred-bidder-for-jordanian-power-plant/". Archived from the original on June 25, 2021.
  5. "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)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. 6.0 6.1 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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