Bir Mcherga power station

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Bir Mcherga power station (محطة كهرباء بئر مشارقة, also known as Bir M’Cherga) is a 496-megawatt (MW) operating power station in Sminja, Zaghouan, Tunisia, fueled by fuel oil and gas.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level details for Bir Mcherga power station

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP[1] Start year Retired year
1 operating[2] fuel oil, gas[3] 120 MW gas turbine[4] not found 1997[5] 2028 (planned)[6]
2 operating[2] fuel oil, gas[3] 120 MW gas turbine[7] not found 1997[5] 2028 (planned)[6]
3 operating[2] gas[8] 128 MW gas turbine[2] not found 2013[9] 2043 (planned)[6]
4 operating[2] gas[8] 128 MW gas turbine[2] not found 2013[9] 2043 (planned)[6]

Table 2: Unit-level ownership details for Bir Mcherga power station

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
1 Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas[100.0%][5] Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas[100.0%][10]
2 Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas[100.0%][5] Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas[100.0%][10]
3 Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas[100.0%][9] Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas[100.0%][10]
4 Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas[100.0%][9] Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas[100.0%][10]

Plant-level captive use details for Bir Mcherga power station power station

  • Captive use: Power[8]
  • Non-industry use: Power[8]

Location

Table 3: Plant-level location details for Bir Mcherga power station

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bir Mcherga power station Sminja, Zaghouan, Tunisia 36.4625, 10.0545 (exact)[5][9]

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References

  1. CHP = Combined Heat and Power
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "www.pireco.com.tn/fr/nos-projets/energie/ge-256-mw-gas-turbine-power-plant". Archived from the original on August 11, 2020.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "elib.dlr.de/87692/1/DLR-BETTER-Tunis-2013-04-29-hand2col.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 17, 2021.
  4. "www.pireco.com.tn/fr/nos-projets/energie/turbo-tec-ge". Archived from the original on June 23, 2021.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1556-tunisia/fossil-fuels-energy/22781-bir-m-cherga-1-2-gas-power-plant". Archived from the original on June 24, 2021.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12181814.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  7. "webthesis.biblio.polito.it/14598/1/tesi.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 25, 2021.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "محطة بئر مشارقة لتوليد الكهرباء تتعزز بوحدة عصرية للإنتاج". تورس. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1556-tunisia/fossil-fuels-energy/22782-bir-m-cherga-3-4-gas-power-plant". Archived from the original on June 25, 2021.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "www.unescwa.org/tunisian-company-electricity-and-gas". Archived from the original on July 9, 2021.