Boufarik 2 power plant

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Boufarik 2 power plant (محطة كهرباء لبوفاريك ٢) is an operating power station of at least 750-megawatts (MW) in Boufarik, Blida, Algeria. It is also known as Boufarik Simple Cycle Power Plant, Centrale électrique de Boufarik.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Boufarik 2 power plant Boufarik, Boufarik, Blida, Algeria 36.59692, 2.87854 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 36.59692, 2.87854

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[1][2] gas, fuel oil[1][3][4] 250[5][6][4] gas turbine[5] not found 2016[7]
Unit 2 operating[1][2] gas, fuel oil[1][3][4] 250[5][6][4] gas turbine[5] not found 2016[7]
Unit 3 operating[1][2] gas, fuel oil[1][3][4] 250[5][6][4] gas turbine[5] not found 2016[7]

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 (SPE)[5] Socièté Nationale de l'Electricité et du Gaz (Sonelgaz) [100.0%]
Unit 2 Société Algérienne de Production de l'Electricité (SPE)[5] Socièté Nationale de l'Electricité et du Gaz (Sonelgaz) [100.0%]
Unit 3 Société Algérienne de Production de l'Electricité (SPE)[5] Socièté Nationale de l'Electricité et du Gaz (Sonelgaz) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624013046/https://www.africa-energy.com/database/boufarik-gas-ii. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220122000755/https://www.spe.dz/index.php/fr/organisation. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Manual Of Power Stations". Arab Union of Electricity. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220630124702/https://www.berksan.com/en/boufarik-power-plant-770mw-natural-gas-simple-cycle-t35. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220818144411/https://www.spe.dz/images/PDF/parc-spe-actu.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210603092409/https://holding.gama.com.tr/en/projects/gama-power/boufarik-750-mw-simple-cycle-power-plant/. Archived from the original on 03 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220516123227/https://www.spe.dz/index.php/ar/rapports-annuels. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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