Independent Khor Khuwair Power Plant

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Independent Khor Khuwair Power Plant is an operating power station of at least 44-megawatts (MW) in Khor Khuwair, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It is also known as Al-Hamra 1 power plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Independent Khor Khuwair Power Plant Khor Khuwair, Ras Al Khaimah, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates 25.966676, 56.06225 (approximate)[1]

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

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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 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3][2] 22[2] gas turbine[3] 2009[3]
Unit 2 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3][2] 22[2] gas turbine[3] 2009[3]

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 Utico Middle East FZCO
Unit 2 Utico Middle East FZCO

Project-level captive use details

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


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240423224930/https://www.uticome.org/power/. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240506211659/https://www.uticome.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Utico-Brochure.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 06 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240506221623/https://indpow.co.uk/case-studies/ras-al-khaimah-al-hamra-united-arab-emirates/. Archived from the original on 06 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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