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M'Sila power station

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M'Sila power station (محطة توليد كهرباء المسيلة) is an operating power station of at least 730-megawatts (MW) in M'sila, M'Sila, Algeria. It is also known as Centrale Eléctrique de Draâ El Hadja, Groupement Turbines àgaz de M’Sila.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
M'Sila power station M'sila, M'Sila, M'Sila, Algeria 35.708885, 4.476781 (exact)[1][2][3]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2: 35.708885, 4.476781

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
2-1 Operating[4][1] fossil gas: natural gas[1][5] 100[6] gas turbine[6] not found 1998[5]
2-2 Operating[4][1] fossil gas: natural gas[1][5] 100[6] gas turbine[6] not found 1989[5]
2-3 Operating[4][1] fossil gas: natural gas[1][5] 100[6] gas turbine[6] not found 1990[5]
3-1 Operating[4][1] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[1][5] 215[6] gas turbine[6] not found 2010[5]
3-2 Operating[4][1] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[1][5] 215[6] gas turbine[6] not found 2010[5]

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 Parent
2-1 Société Algérienne de Production de l'Electricité SpA [100%][7] Sonelgaz SpA [100.0%]
2-2 Société Algérienne de Production de l'Electricité SpA [100%][7] Sonelgaz SpA [100.0%]
2-3 Société Algérienne de Production de l'Electricité SpA [100%][7] Sonelgaz SpA [100.0%]
3-1 Société Algérienne de Production de l'Electricité SpA [100%][7] Sonelgaz SpA [100.0%]
3-2 Société Algérienne de Production de l'Electricité SpA [100%][7] Sonelgaz SpA [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[8]
  • Non-industry use: power[8]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20210623182015/https://www.africa-energy.com/database/msila-gas. Archived from the original on 2021-06-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20210728004049/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1181-algeria/fossil-fuels-energy/15922-m-sila-open-cycle-gas-power-plant. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20210731123924/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1181-algeria/fossil-fuels-energy/15920-m-sila-i-gas-power-plant. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220122000755/https://www.spe.dz/index.php/fr/organisation. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 "Manual Of Power Stations". Arab Union of Electricity. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220818144411/https://www.spe.dz/images/PDF/parc-spe-actu.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-08-18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221104154237/https://www.energy.gov.dz/?article=liste-des-entreprises-du-secteur-l-energie-r. Archived from the original on 2022-11-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221022164107/https://www.ge.com/gas-power/applications/emergency-power. Archived from the original on 2022-10-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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