Marsat El Hadjadj Steam power plant

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Marsat El Hadjadj Steam power plant (محطة توليد الكهرباء مرسى الحجاج) is an operating power station of at least 840-megawatts (MW) in Marsat El Hadjadj, Bethioua, Oran, Algeria. It is also known as Marsat Power Plant, Marsat El Hadjadj Steam.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Marsat El Hadjadj Steam power plant Marsat El Hadjadj, Bethioua, Oran, Algeria 35.8, -0.1924 (exact)[1][2][3]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5: 35.8, -0.1924

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[4][2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2][5] 168[6] steam turbine[6] 1982[5]
Unit 2 operating[4][2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2][5] 168[6] steam turbine[6] 1983[5]
Unit 3 operating[4][2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2][5] 168[6] steam turbine[6] 1984[5]
Unit 4 operating[4][2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2][5] 168[6] steam turbine[6] 1990[5]
Unit 5 operating[4][2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2][5] 168[6] steam turbine[6] 1991[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
Unit 1 Société Algérienne de Production de l'Electricité SpA (SPE) [100.0%]
Unit 2 Société Algérienne de Production de l'Electricité SpA (SPE) [100.0%]
Unit 3 Société Algérienne de Production de l'Electricité SpA (SPE) [100.0%]
Unit 4 Société Algérienne de Production de l'Electricité SpA (SPE) [100.0%]
Unit 5 Société Algérienne de Production de l'Electricité SpA (SPE) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210731123332/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1181-algeria/fossil-fuels-energy/15919-marsat-el-hadjadj-gas-power-plant. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20210623183203/https://www.africa-energy.com/database/marsat-el-hadjadj-steam. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Centrale+electrique+de+Mers+El+Hadjadj+Mers+El+Hadjadj+Algeria/@35.8000043-0.1945887907m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0xd7e0ee4420c9fcd:0x397fb25fdfeb566b!8m2!3d35.7992048!4d-0.1928213. {{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 22 January 2022. {{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 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120153235/https://auptde.org/file-download/download/public/88. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  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 18 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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