GECOL power plant 1

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GECOL power plant 1 is an operating power station of at least 100-megawatts (MW) in Samnu, Sabha, Libya.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
GECOL power plant 1 Samnu, Sabha, Libya 27.221319, 14.889865 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 27.221319, 14.889865

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3][4] fossil liquids - diesel[2][4] 100[5][4] internal combustion[2][4] 2013[6][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 General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/@27.221309914.889333519z?entry=ttu. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230329211711/https://www.meefog.com/wp-content/uploads/cs-gt-apr-web.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://www.aprenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/LIBYA-Large-Scale-Fast-Track-Power.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221127051436/https://www.aprenergy.com/case-study/libya/. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://correspondents.org/2013/08/14/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%B3/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFWUlITuj-g. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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