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 ZSCC 9, ZSCC2, and ZSCC1.


Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Az Zour South power plant Zour, Al Ahmadi, Kuwait 28.7055, 48.3701 (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: 28.70548, 48.37012
  • Unit CC1-2: 28.70548, 48.37012
  • Unit CC2-1: 28.70548, 48.37012
  • Unit CC2-2: 28.70548, 48.37012
  • Unit CC3: 28.70548, 48.37012
  • Unit ST1: 28.70548, 48.37012
  • Unit ST2: 28.70548, 48.37012
  • Unit ST3: 28.70548, 48.37012
  • Unit ST4: 28.70548, 48.37012
  • Unit ST5: 28.70548, 48.37012
  • Unit ST6: 28.70548, 48.37012
  • Unit ST7: 28.70548, 48.37012
  • 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 MW[5][7] combined cycle[5] - - -
Unit CC1-2 operating[4][5] gas[6] 800 MW[5][7] combined cycle[5] - - -
Unit CC2-1 operating[5] gas[6] 680 MW[5] combined cycle[5] - - -
Unit CC2-2 operating[5] gas[6] 515 MW[5] combined cycle[5] - - -
Unit CC3 operating[5][8] gas[6][9][5] 750 MW[5][10] combined cycle[6][5][11] - - -
Unit ST1 operating[8] gas, crude oil, fuel oil[12][11] 300 MW[13][11] steam turbine[11] - - -
Unit ST2 operating[8] gas, crude oil, fuel oil[12][11] 300 MW[13][11] steam turbine[11] - - -
Unit ST3 operating[8] gas, crude oil, fuel oil[12][11] 300 MW[13][11] steam turbine[11] - - -
Unit ST4 operating[8] gas, crude oil, fuel oil[12][11] 300 MW[13][11] steam turbine[11] - - -
Unit ST5 operating[8] gas, crude oil, fuel oil[12][11] 300 MW[13][11] steam turbine[11] - - -
Unit ST6 operating[8] gas, crude oil, fuel oil[12][11] 300 MW[13][11] steam turbine[11] - - -
Unit ST7 operating[8] gas, crude oil, fuel oil[12][11] 300 MW[13][11] steam turbine[11] - - -
Unit ST8 operating[8] gas, crude oil, fuel oil[12][11] 300 MW[13][11] steam turbine[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 and Renewable Energy (Kuwait) Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait)
Unit CC1-2 Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait) Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait)
Unit CC2-1 Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait) Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait)
Unit CC2-2 Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait) Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait)
Unit CC3 Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait) Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait)
Unit ST1 Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait) Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait)
Unit ST2 Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait) Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait)
Unit ST3 Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait) Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait)
Unit ST4 Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait) Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait)
Unit ST5 Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait) Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait)
Unit ST6 Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait) Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait)
Unit ST7 Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait) Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait)
Unit ST8 Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait) Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait)

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): Power[14]
  • Captive industry: Chemicals[14]
  • Captive non-industry use (heat or power): Power[14]

Financing

| gas[4][2][1]


Articles and Resources

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Al+Zour+Thermal+Power+Plant/@28.7057631,48.3642727,2332m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x3fce95123b294dc7:0x10fb824308e9f85e!8m2!3d28.7069991!4d48.3705016. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "ref_1" defined multiple times with different content
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