Jubail cogeneration power plant

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Jubail cogeneration power plant (محطة صدف لتوليد الكهرباء) is an operating power station of at least 250-megawatts (MW) in Jubail, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia. It is also known as Sadaf cogeneration, JEC.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Jubail cogeneration power plant Jubail, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia 27.025656, 49.520108 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 27.025656, 49.520108

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] fossil gas - natural gas[4][1] 125[4][5][6] gas turbine[4][1] 2005[5][1]
Unit 2 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4][1] 125[5][6] gas turbine[1] 2005[5][1]

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 National Power Co [75.0%], Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) [25.0%]
Unit 2 National Power Co [75.0%], Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) [25.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals[4][5]
  • Captive industry: Power[4][5]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624171139/https://github.com/wri/global-power-plant-database/blob/13b6a3baaca73e84b1a549d14c274981abec775b/raw_source_files/WRI/Saudi%20Arabia.csv. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220123152836/https://datasource.kapsarc.org/explore/dataset/electricity-generation-by-station-capacities-in-saudi-arabia/export/. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240415212618/https://www.power-technology.com/data-insights/power-plant-profile-jubail-cogeneration-plant-saudi-arabia/. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240120011334/https://archive.aawsat.com/details.asp?article=180942&issueno=8990. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221127115921/https://www.taqa.com/saudi-arabia/. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210625020917/https://www.taqaglobal.com/our-sectors/power. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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