Aqaba power plant

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Aqaba power plant (محطة العقبة الحرارية) is an operating power station of at least 390-megawatts (MW) in Aqaba City, Aqaba, Jordan. It is also known as Aqaba Thermal Power Plant Jordan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Aqaba power plant Aqaba City, Aqaba, Jordan 29.37778, 34.97278 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5: 29.37778, 34.97278

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 3 operating[2] gas, fuel oil[3] 130[3] steam turbine[3] not found 1996[3] 2025 (planned)
Unit 4 operating[2] gas, fuel oil[3] 130[3] steam turbine[3] not found 1996[3] 2025 (planned)
Unit 5 operating[2] gas, fuel oil[3] 130[3] steam turbine[3] not found 1996[3] 2025 (planned)

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 3 Central Electricity Generating Company (CEGCO)[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%]
Unit 4 Central Electricity Generating Company (CEGCO)[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%]
Unit 5 Central Electricity Generating Company (CEGCO)[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%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[5]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624035804/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqaba_Thermal_Power_Plant. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220516083308/http://www.nepco.com.jo/store/docs/web/2018_en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  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 https://web.archive.org/web/20220325042335/https://www.cegco.com.jo/Aqaba-Thermal-Power-Station. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120133317/https://www.cegco.com.jo/View_Article.aspx?type=2&ID=783. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://alrai.com/article/332909/%D8%A5%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF/%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A6%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%A8-42-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A5%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%83. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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