Bouchemma power station

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Bouchemma power station (محطة بوشمة لتوليد الكهرباء) is an operating power station of at least 370-megawatts (MW) in Bouchamma, Gabès, Tunisia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bouchemma power station Bouchamma, Gabès, Tunisia 33.9181, 10.0376 (exact)[1][2][3]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 4, Unit 5: 33.9181, 10.0376

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[4][5] gas[6][4] 120[7][4] gas turbine[5] not found 1999[8] 2029 (planned)
Unit 4 operating[9][10] gas[11] 125[9][10][12] gas turbine[13] not found 2016[9][10]
Unit 5 operating[9][10] gas[11] 125[9][10][12] gas turbine[13] not found 2016[9][10]

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 Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas[5] Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas [100.0%]
Unit 4 Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas[13] Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas [100.0%]
Unit 5 Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas[13] Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[14]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/STEG+Bouchemma/@33.918110.037617z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x1255707fbd7656e7:0xe3030670b77e2475!8m2!3d33.9191625!4d10.03779WRI1023604. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20170825021254/http://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1556-tunisia/fossil-fuels-energy/22783-bouchemma-1-2-gas-power-plant. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1556-tunisia/fossil-fuels-energy/22784-bouchemma-3-gas-power-plant. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210416033855/https://erc.undp.org/evaluation/documents/download/8868. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220120015105/https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12181814.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. WRI1023604
  7. http://www.tunisien.tn/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3/%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A8%D9%80-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%88WRI1023604. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220706032017/https://elib.dlr.de/87692/1/DLR-BETTER-Tunis-2013-04-29-hand2col.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 06 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20210712190601/https://www.dmsprojects.net/tunisia/projects/steg-bouchemma-simple-cycle-power-plant/PRJ00023780. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20210712172711/https://www.africa-energy.com/article/tunisia-ge-supply-turbines-bouchemma. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211116222351/https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/power-ge-store-alstom-engineered-technology-tunisia-prepares-2016-summer-demand-ge. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210712193922/https://www.pireco.com.tn/en/our-projects/power-generation/ge-252-mw-gas-turbine-power-plant. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810174752/https://www.power-eng.com/gas/ge-delivering-fast-tracked-turnkey-power-plant-for-tunisia/. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709095615/http://www.tunisien.tn/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3/%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A8%D9%80-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%88. 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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