Madinah PP2 power plant

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Madinah PP2 power plant (محطة كهرباء المدينة الثانية) is an operating power station of at least 270-megawatts (MW) in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Madinah PP2 power plant Makkah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia 21.4731, 39.7992 (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][3] fossil liquids - fuel oil[4][3] 270[2] gas turbine[3] 1998[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 Saudi Electricity Co (SEC) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20231026160429/https://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/4148. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.power-technology.com/data-insights/power-plant-profile-madinah-pp2-gas-turbine-power-plant-saudi-arabia/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://database.earth/energy/power-plant/madinah-2. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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