Mekelle Industrial Zone power station
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Mekelle Industrial Zone power station is a cancelled power station in Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Mekelle Industrial Zone power station | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | 13.489781, 39.433048 (approximate)[1] |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | cancelled[1] | fossil gas - natural gas[1] | 500[1] | unknown | – | – | – |
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 | Turkish Industry Holding [100.0%] |
Background
In January 2018, Addis Standard reported that the plant would be one hundred percent self-financed by Turkish Industry Holding and its co-partner AKSA Energy.[2]
The company plans to invest 750 million Euros, enabling it to have its own Industrial Zone in Mekelle city of Addigudam region. The Turkish holding’s total investment in its own industrial zone in the Mekelle region is planned to be established on over 484ha of land, employing 2800 people.[2] The first phase of this private industrial zone shall consist of four main factories, and the second and third phases will follow after the completion and operation of the first phase. In total, the zone shall consist of three phases and will accommodate 11 factories.[2] The industrial park shall use 135 MW of the energy it will produce. When completed, the surplus will be provided to the government for local consumption or the export market.[2]
There have been no updates since 2018, so the project is considered canceled.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220817042205/https://addisstandard.com/news-turkish-industry-holding-to-invest-on-cogeneration-power-plant-with-a-capacity-of-500mv-in-ethiopia/. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "News: Turkish Industry Holding to invest on Cogeneration power Plant with a capacity of 500MV in Ethiopia". July 5, 2018. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
Additional data
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