Laayoune Diesel power plant

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Laayoune Diesel power plant (مجموعة الديزل بالعيون) is an operating power station of at least 72-megawatts (MW) in Laayoune, Western Sahara, Western Sahara.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Laayoune Diesel power plant Laayoune, Western Sahara, Western Sahara 27.15084, -13.19959 (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 operating[2] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil, fossil liquids - diesel[3] 72[2] internal combustion[3] 2017[2]

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 Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau Potable (Morocco) (ONEE) [100.0%]

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.mem.gov.ma/en/Pages/secteur.aspx?e=1&sprj=10. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220217094541/https://wsrw.org/en/a105x3235. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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