Asir Central power plant

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Asir Central power plant (محطة كهرباء عسير المركزية) is an operating power station of at least 432-megawatts (MW) in Abha, Asir, Saudi Arabia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Asir Central power plant Abha, Asir, Saudi Arabia 18.27605, 42.53796 (approximate)[1]

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1-1 operating[2][3][4][5] gas[2][3][5] 55[2][3][4][5] gas turbine[2][3][4][5] not found not found
Unit 1-2 operating[5] gas[6] 50[6] gas turbine[6] not found not found
Unit 1-3 operating[5] gas[6] 55[6] gas turbine[6] not found 2003[2][3][4][5]
Unit 1-4 operating[5] gas[6] 66[6] gas turbine[6] not found not found
Unit 2-1 operating[7] gas[7][8][9] 66[7][8][9] gas turbine[7][8][9] not found 2004[7][8][9]
Unit 2-2 operating[8] gas[8] 70[10] gas turbine[9] not found 2005[8]
Unit 2-3 operating[9] gas[9] 70[9] gas turbine[9] not found 2006[9]

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 1-1 Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)[11] Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) [100.0%]
Unit 1-2 Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)[11] Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) [100.0%]
Unit 1-3 Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)[11] Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) [100.0%]
Unit 1-4 Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)[11] Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) [100.0%]
Unit 2-1 Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)[7][12] Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) [100.0%]
Unit 2-2 Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)[13] Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) [100.0%]
Unit 2-3 Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)[14] Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/18%C2%B016'33.8%22N+42%C2%B032'16.6%22E/@18.276055142.467917212z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x921118557f706b33!8m2!3d18.27605!4d42.537955. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 (PDF) https://www.se.com.sa/ar-sa/Lists/AnnualReports/Attachments/1/AnnualReport2003Ar.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://www.sauress.com/alhayat/96897. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 http://www.arabianbemco.com/en/press-room/147-the-launch-of-qassim-power-plant-project-extension-ii-iii. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 https://ksaency.com/article/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 https://www.academia.edu/1809334/Evaluation_of_gas_turbines_used_in_saudi_electricity_company_south_operating_area_SEC_SOA_A_survey. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 (PDF) https://www.se.com.sa/ar-sa/Lists/AnnualReports/Attachments/2/AnnualReport2004Ar.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 (PDF) https://www.se.com.sa/ar-sa/Lists/AnnualReports/Attachments/3/AnnualReport2005Ar.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 (PDF) https://www.se.com.sa/ar-sa/Lists/AnnualReports/Attachments/4/AnnualReport2006Ar.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029015752/https://www.se.com.sa/ar-sa/invshareholder/Pages/ReportAndPresentations.aspx. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 https://www.se.com.sa/ar-sa/Lists/AnnualReports/Attachments/2/AnnualReport2004Ar.pdf،https://www.al-jazirahonline.com/2020/07/25/70261/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20200726055745/http://www.al-jazirahonline.com:80/2020/07/25/70261/. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. https://www.al-jazirahonline.com/2020/07/25/70261/ https://www.se.com.sa/ar-sa/Lists/AnnualReports/Attachments/3/AnnualReport2005Ar.pdf، https://www.al-jazirahonline.com/2020/07/25/70261/. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. https://www.al-jazirahonline.com/2020/07/25/70261/ https://www.se.com.sa/ar-sa/Lists/AnnualReports/Attachments/4/AnnualReport2006Ar.pdf، https://www.al-jazirahonline.com/2020/07/25/70261/. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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