Baalback power plant

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Baalback power plant (محطة كهرباء بعلبك) is an operating power station of at least 70-megawatts (MW) in Baalbek, Baalbek-Hermel, Lebanon.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Baalback power plant Baalbek, Baalbek-Hermel, Lebanon 34.020884, 36.191803 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 34.020884, 36.191803

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil liquids - diesel[2] 35[2][3][4] gas turbine[2] 1996[3]
Unit 2 operating[2] fossil liquids - diesel[2] 35[3][4] gas turbine[2] 1996[3]

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
Unit 1 Electricity Of Lebanon (EDL) [100.0%]
Unit 2 Electricity Of Lebanon (EDL) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/34%C2%B001'15.1%22N+36%C2%B011'31.0%22E/@34.020831836.191941917.01z/data=!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d34.0208527!4d36.1919421?entry=ttu. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220814235656/https://energyandwater.gov.lb/mediafiles/articles/doc-100515-2019_06_16_07_56_39.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/2217. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230331055422/http://www.edl.gov.lb/page.php?pid=37&lang=en. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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