Barka III Independent power plant

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Barka III Independent power plant (محطة بركاء 3) is an operating power station of at least 766-megawatts (MW) in Ar Rumays, Barka, Al Batinah South, Oman. It is also known as Barka-3 IPP.


Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Barka III Independent power plant Ar Rumays, Barka, Al Batinah South, Oman 23.7074, 57.9771 (exact)[1][2]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 23.70738, 57.97706


Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[3] gas, fuel oil[3][4] 766 MW[5][6] combined cycle[7][3][8] - - -

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 Al Suwadi Power Company SAOG Al Suwadi Power Company SAOG

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): Power[9]
  • Captive industry: Chemicals[9]
  • Captive non-industry use (heat or power): Power[9]



Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20171016223300/http://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1985-oman/fossil-fuels-energy/30598-barka-3-gas-power-plant. Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Al+Sawadi+Power+Company+(Barka+3)/@23.705924,57.9756099,684m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x3e8dc2c3841ffda3:0x721ec5a4cabb7755!8m2!3d23.7058419!4d57.9763663. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "www.omanpwp.om/PDF/7%20Year%20Statement%202019-2025%20New.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 12, 2021.
  4. "omanpwp.om/PDF/7%20Year%20Statement%202019-2025%20New.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 12, 2021.
  5. (PDF) https://omanpwp.om/PDFAR/OPWP-AR-2021-ENGLISH.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "www.alsuwadipower.com/images/Technology-Processes.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 30, 2020.
  7. "Barka 3 CCGT Power Plant (744MW) - Project - IJGlobal". www.ijglobal.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  8. "www.alsuwadipower.com/technologys.html". Archived from the original on October 1, 2020.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Oman's Barka 3, Sohar 2 gas fired IPPs to start construction on 15 September". Power Engineering. August 9, 2010. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

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