Bellara power station

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Bellara power station (محطة كهرباء بلارة) is an operating power station of at least 1398-megawatts (MW) in Bellara, Jijel, Algeria. It is also known as Jijel Combined Cycle Power Plant and Jijel Gas.


Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bellara power station Bellara, Jijel, Algeria 36.7396, 6.2510 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 36.73958, 6.25101
  • Unit 2: 36.73958, 6.25101


Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] gas[4][5] 699 MW[5] combined cycle[5] - - -
Unit 2 operating[4][6][3] gas[5] 699 MW[5] combined cycle[5] - - -

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 Société Algérienne de Production de l'Electricité SpA Sonelgaz SpA
Unit 2 Société Algérienne de Production de l'Electricité SpA Sonelgaz SpA

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): Power[5]
  • Captive industry: Iron & steel[5]
  • Captive non-industry use (heat or power): Power[5]


Background

Hyundai won the combined cycle power plant contract, beginning the project in 2014.[7] In October of 2018, Move it Magazine reported that the power plant "should be fully operational by the end of this year."[8] However, the African Power Platform lists the project as "Under construction" while Zawya labels it "delayed"[9][10]

A media report from 2019 remarks that the project has been delayed by 8 months and is expected to come online in 2020.[11] This aligns with SPE's development plan, which slates commissioning for 2020.[12] However, as of July 2021 SPE's list of operating plants does not include Bellara.[13]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. "قــيــتــوني: محــطة تــوليد الكهــرباء ببــلارة ستـسـتلم خــلال عــام 2018 - الإذاعة الجزائرية". Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7P3VQiwK30https://www.africa-energy.com/database/jijel-gas. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "energycentral.com/news/algeria-looks-produce-15000-mw-electricity-2030". Archived from the original on July 27, 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "جيجل: محطة توليد الكهرباء بلارة..قاطرة تنموية وضرورة إقتصادية". Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 "Projects Archive - NS Energy". Retrieved January 20, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "www.africa-energy.com/database/jijel-gas". Archived from the original on June 24, 2021.
  7. Hyundai Engineering 2019 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & TOMORROW promotional brochure, 2019
  8. Move it magazine 40 lifts for Sarens at the Bellara gas power plant in Algeria Move It Magazine, Oct 3, 2018
  9. African Power Platform Jijel Combined Cycle Power Plant database, accessed Nov. 15, 2019
  10. Algeria Sonelgaz - Emergency Power Generation Construction Programme - Bellara Power Plant Zawya, May 3, 2019
  11. Algeria looks to produce 15,000 MW of electricity by 2030, Energy Central, Sep 17, 2019
  12. Plan de développement, La Société Algérienne de Production de l’Electricité, accessed Jul 23, 2021
  13. Nos Sites de Production, La Société Algérienne de Production de l’Electricité, accessed Jul 23, 2021

Additional data

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