Buzurgan 2 power station

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Buzurgan 2 power station (محطة بزركان الغازية الجديدة، محطة بزركان الغازية 2) is an operating power station of at least 120-megawatts (MW) in Buzurgan Oil Field, Maysan, Iraq. It is also known as Bazurgan 2.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Buzurgan 2 power station Buzurgan Oil Field, Maysan, Iraq 32.12513, 47.40004 (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 2: 32.12513, 47.40004

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[1][4][5] gas[1][4][5] 60[1][4][5] gas turbine[4][1][6] not found 2015[1]
Unit 2 operating[1][7][5] gas[1][7][5] 60[1][4][5][7] gas turbine[4][1][6] 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 Iraq Ministry of Electricity[5] Iraq Ministry of Electricity [100.0%]
Unit 2 Iraq Ministry of Electricity[5] Iraq Ministry of Electricity [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[1][4][5]
  • Captive industry: Agriculture[1][4][5]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709120118/https://www.almirbad.com/Details/73233. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9+%D8%A8%D8%B2%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A9+Buzurgan+Power+Plant%E2%80%AD/@32.126743647.39658415.08z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x3fe7d929cccba3fd:0x21dea87deb4b4969!8m2!3d32.1225186!4d47.4006857. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://goo.gl/maps/TaibuB1C9E8pQHnv9. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "Annual Statistical Report for the Year 2018, Iraqi Ministry of Electricity". Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220703181057/http://www.iraq-jccme.jp/pdf/seminor05.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220625075534/http://www.fki.or.kr/Common/Download.aspx?id=ff4f94bb-6c5e-40c4-b278-73b8f230696a. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709112144/https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=13768. 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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