Emirates Aluminum Smelter Complex power station

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Emirates Aluminum Smelter Complex power station is an operating power station of at least 3730-megawatts (MW) in Al Taweelah, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is also known as EMAL Smelter.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Emirates Aluminum Smelter Complex power station Al Taweelah, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 24.726727, 54.680249 (approximate)[1]

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1-1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] 265[3][2] gas turbine[2] 2009[4]
Unit 1-2 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] 265[3][2] gas turbine[2] 2009[4]
Unit 2-1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] 1550[2] combined cycle[5] 2013[4]
Unit CC1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] 825[3][2] combined cycle[2] 2009[4]
Unit CC2 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] 825[3][2] combined cycle[2] 2009[4]

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
Unit 1-1 Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) [100.0%]
Unit 1-2 Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) [100.0%]
Unit 2-1 Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) [100.0%]
Unit CC1 Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) [100.0%]
Unit CC2 Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): aluminum[2]
  • Captive industry: Power[2]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119124537/https://www.protenders.com/companies/dubai-aluminium-company-limited/projects/emirates-aluminium-smelter-complex-phase-2-green-carbon-plant-anode-rodding-060691eb-401b-45dc-a025-206cfbff1ec2. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 https://web.archive.org/web/20221129210411/https://www.powermag.com/top-plantemirates-aluminum-smelter-complex-emal-al-taweelah-abu-dhabi-united-arab-emirates/. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221201031514/https://www.ge.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/9f. Archived from the original on 01 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220815044009/https://www.ega.ae/en/about-us/operations/al-taweelah. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119122237/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/newsge-wins-500m-equipment-service-contracts-for-emirates-aluminium-smelter-complex-in-uae-130313/. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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