Aqaba power plant

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Aqaba power plant (محطة العقبة الحرارية, also known as Aqaba Thermal Power Plant Jordan) is a 650-megawatt (MW) operating power station in Aqaba City, Aqaba, Jordan, fueled by fuel oil and gas.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level details for Aqaba power plant

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP[1] Start year Retired year
1 operating[2] fuel oil, gas[3] 130 MW steam turbine[3] not found 1985[3]
2 operating[2] fuel oil, gas[3] 130 MW steam turbine[3] not found 1985[3]
3 operating[2] fuel oil, gas[3] 130 MW steam turbine[3] not found 1996[3]
4 operating[2] fuel oil, gas[3] 130 MW steam turbine[3] not found 1996[3]
5 operating[2] fuel oil, gas[3] 130 MW steam turbine[3] not found 1996[3]

Table 2: Unit-level ownership details for Aqaba power plant

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
1 Central Electricity Generating Company (CEGCO)[100.0%][4] Government of Jordan[40.0%]; Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF)[9.0%]; RAEDA Energy Investment[33.0%]; Consolidated Contractors Company[5.1%]; ACWA Power[12.7%][5]
2 Central Electricity Generating Company (CEGCO)[100.0%][4] Government of Jordan[40.0%]; Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF)[9.0%]; RAEDA Energy Investment[33.0%]; Consolidated Contractors Company[5.1%]; ACWA Power[12.7%][5]
3 Central Electricity Generating Company (CEGCO)[100.0%][4] Government of Jordan[40.0%]; Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF)[9.0%]; RAEDA Energy Investment[33.0%]; Consolidated Contractors Company[5.1%]; ACWA Power[12.7%][5]
4 Central Electricity Generating Company (CEGCO)[100.0%][4] Government of Jordan[40.0%]; Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF)[9.0%]; RAEDA Energy Investment[33.0%]; Consolidated Contractors Company[5.1%]; ACWA Power[12.7%][5]
5 Central Electricity Generating Company (CEGCO)[100.0%][4] Government of Jordan[40.0%]; Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF)[9.0%]; RAEDA Energy Investment[33.0%]; Consolidated Contractors Company[5.1%]; ACWA Power[12.7%][5]

Plant-level captive use details for Aqaba power plant power station

  • Captive use: Power[6]
  • Non-industry use: Power[6]

Location

Table 3: Plant-level location details for Aqaba power plant

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Aqaba power plant Aqaba City, Aqaba, Jordan 29.3778, 34.9728 (exact)[7]

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References

  1. CHP = Combined Heat and Power
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "www.nepco.com.jo/store/docs/web/2018_en.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2021.
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 "www.cegco.com.jo/Aqaba-Thermal-Power-Station". Archived from the original on June 23, 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "www.cegco.com.jo/View_Article.aspx?type=2&ID=783". Archived from the original on June 25, 2021.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "CEGCO". Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ref_4
  7. "en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqaba_Thermal_Power_Plant". Archived from the original on June 24, 2021.