Barka II Independent Water and power plant

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Barka II Independent Water and power plant (محطة كهرباء بركاء 2) is an operating power station of at least 688-megawatts (MW) in Ar Rumays, Barka, Al Batinah South, Oman. It is also known as Barka II CCGT Power and Desalination Plant, Barka II IWPP.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Barka II Independent Water and power plant Ar Rumays, Barka, Al Batinah South, Oman 23.707, 57.9816 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 23.707, 57.9816

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[3] 688[4][5][6][2][7] combined cycle[2] yes[8] 2009[4]

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
1 SMN Barka Power Company SAOC [100%][2][9] SMN Power Holding SAOG [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[8]
  • Captive industry: Chemicals[8]
  • Non-industry use: power[8]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210811180829/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1985-oman/fossil-fuels-energy/30597-barka-2-gas-power-plant. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221025083615/https://omanpwp.om/PDF/7%20Year%20Statement%202019-2025%20New.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221025083615/https://omanpwp.om/PDF/7%20Year%20Statement%202019-2025%20New.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221013172157/https://www.omanpwp.om/new/Pages.aspx?Pid=24. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://omanpwp.om/PDFAR/OPWP-AR-2021-ENGLISH.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119142739/https://www.mubadala.com/en/what-we-do/utilities/smn-power-holding-company. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210624220510/https://smnpower.com/uploads/4389498-2019-smn-power-annualreport-eng.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20210811194306/https://www.suezwaterhandbook.com/case-studies/desalination/Barka-II-seawater-reverse-osmosis-desalination-plant-Oman. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220628051545/https://www.omanpwp.om/PDF/OPWP7YearsStatementIssue1120172023Eng.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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