Az Zour South power plant

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Az Zour South power plant (محطة الزور الجنوبية لتوليد الطاقة الكهربائية) is an operating power station of at least 5945-megawatts (MW) in Zour, Al Ahmadi, Kuwait. It is also known as ZSCC1.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Az Zour South power plant Zour, Al Ahmadi, Kuwait 28.70548, 48.37012 (exact)[1][2][3]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit CC1-1, Unit CC1-2, Unit CC2-1, Unit CC2-2, Unit CC3, Unit ST1, Unit ST2, Unit ST3, Unit ST4, Unit ST5, Unit ST6, Unit ST7, Unit ST8: 28.70548, 48.37012

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CC1-1 operating[4][5] gas[6] 800[4][7] combined cycle[4] not found 2010[4]
Unit CC1-2 operating[4][5] gas[6] 800[4][7] combined cycle[4] not found 2010[4]
Unit CC2-1 operating[4] gas[6] 680[4] combined cycle[4] not found 2013[4]
Unit CC2-2 operating[4] gas[6] 515[4] combined cycle[4] not found 2013[4]
Unit CC3 operating[8][4] gas[6][9][4] 750[4][10][4] combined cycle[11][6][4] not found 2015[11][4]
Unit ST1 operating[8] gas, fuel oil, crude oil[11][12] 300[11][13] steam turbine[11] not found 1987[11]
Unit ST2 operating[8] gas, fuel oil, crude oil[11][12] 300[11][13] steam turbine[11] not found 1987[11]
Unit ST3 operating[8] gas, fuel oil, crude oil[11][12] 300[11][13] steam turbine[11] not found 1988[11]
Unit ST4 operating[8] gas, fuel oil, crude oil[11][12] 300[11][13] steam turbine[11] not found 1988[11]
Unit ST5 operating[8] gas, fuel oil, crude oil[11][12] 300[11][13] steam turbine[11] not found 1988[11]
Unit ST6 operating[8] gas, fuel oil, crude oil[11][12] 300[11][13] steam turbine[11] not found 1988[11]
Unit ST7 operating[8] gas, fuel oil, crude oil[11][12] 300[11][13] steam turbine[11] not found 1989[11]
Unit ST8 operating[8] gas, fuel oil, crude oil[11][12] 300[11][13] steam turbine[11] not found 1989[11]

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 CC1-1 Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait[4] Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait [100.0%]
Unit CC1-2 Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait[4] Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait [100.0%]
Unit CC2-1 Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait[4] Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait [100.0%]
Unit CC2-2 Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait[4] Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait [100.0%]
Unit CC3 Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait[14][4] Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait [100.0%]
Unit ST1 Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait[4] Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait [100.0%]
Unit ST2 Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait[4] Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait [100.0%]
Unit ST3 Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait[4] Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait [100.0%]
Unit ST4 Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait[4] Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait [100.0%]
Unit ST5 Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait[4] Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait [100.0%]
Unit ST6 Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait[4] Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait [100.0%]
Unit ST7 Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait[4] Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait [100.0%]
Unit ST8 Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait[4] Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[15]
  • Captive industry: Chemicals[15]

Financing

| gas[16][17][18]

Articles and Resources

References

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