Berrouaghia power plant

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Berrouaghia power plant (محطة كهرباء البرواقية) is an operating power station of at least 490-megawatts (MW) in Berrouaghia, Médéa, Algeria. It is also known as Berrouaghia Gas, SKB IPP, Sharikat Kahraba Berrouaghia, Centrale électrique "SKB".

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Berrouaghia power plant Berrouaghia, Médéa, Algeria 36.1401, 2.93022 (exact)[1][2]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 36.1401, 2.93022

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[1][3] gas, fuel oil[1][4] 245[5] gas turbine[6] not found 2007[3]
Unit 2 operating[1][3] gas, fuel oil[1][4] 245[5] gas turbine[6] not found 2007[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 Parent
Unit 1 Shariket Kahraba Berrouaghia (SKB)[7] Socièté Nationale de l'Electricité et du Gaz (Sonelgaz) [51.0%]; Sonatrach [49.0%]
Unit 2 Shariket Kahraba Berrouaghia (SKB)[7] Socièté Nationale de l'Electricité et du Gaz (Sonelgaz) [51.0%]; Sonatrach [49.0%]

Project-level captive use details

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


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220705031534/https://www.africa-energy.com/database/berrouaghia-gas-skb. Archived from the original on 05 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20210731130243/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1181-algeria/fossil-fuels-energy/15906-berrouaghia-gas-power-plant. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221104154237/https://www.energy.gov.dz/?rubrique=electricite-et-gaz. Archived from the original on 04 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Manual Of Power Stations". Arab Union of Electricity. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210923220056/https://powerafrica.opendataforafrica.org/. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210625001157/https://www.ceicdata.com/en/algeria/electricity-production-annual-installed-power?page=3. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221020060737/https://icafrica.org/fileadmin/documents/Publications/Africa_Energy_Atlas.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709100040/https://www.djazairess.com/aps/286700. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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