Petro-Rabigh Independent Water Steam and Power Project

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Petro-Rabigh Independent Water Steam and Power Project (محطة بيترو رابغ المستقلة للمياه والبخار والكهرباء (Unit 1-1), محطة بيترو رابغ المستقلة للمياه والبخار والكهرباء (Unit 1-2), محطة بيترو رابغ المستقلة للمياه والبخار والكهرباء (Unit 1-3), محطة بيترو رابغ المستقلة للمياه والبخار والكهرباء (Unit 1-4), محطة بيترو رابغ المستقلة للمياه والبخار والكهرباء (Unit 1-5), محطة بيترو رابغ المستقلة للمياه والبخار والكهرباء 2 (Unit 2-1), محطة بيترو رابغ المستقلة للمياه والبخار والكهرباء 2 (Unit 2-2)) is an operating power station of at least 830-megawatts (MW) in Rabigh, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. It is also known as Petro-Rabigh IWSPP.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Petro-Rabigh Independent Water Steam and Power Project Rabigh, Makkah, Saudi Arabia 22.705292, 39.019974 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1-1, Unit 1-2, Unit 1-3, Unit 1-4, Unit 1-5, Unit 2-1, Unit 2-2: 22.705292, 39.019974

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1-1 operating[2] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[2] 118[2] steam turbine[2] 2008[2]
Unit 1-2 operating[2] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[2] 118[2] steam turbine[2] 2008[2]
Unit 1-3 operating[2] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[2] 118[2] steam turbine[2] 2008[2]
Unit 1-4 operating[2] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[2] 118[2] steam turbine[2] 2008[2]
Unit 1-5 operating[2] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[2] 118[2] steam turbine[2] 2008[2]
Unit 2-1 operating[3] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[3] 120[4] steam turbine[4][3] 2018[3]
Unit 2-2 operating[3] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[3] 120[4] steam turbine[4][3] 2018[3]

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 1-1 The Rabigh Arabian Water & Electricity Company (RAWEC) [100.0%]
Unit 1-2 The Rabigh Arabian Water & Electricity Company (RAWEC) [100.0%]
Unit 1-3 The Rabigh Arabian Water & Electricity Company (RAWEC) [100.0%]
Unit 1-4 The Rabigh Arabian Water & Electricity Company (RAWEC) [100.0%]
Unit 1-5 The Rabigh Arabian Water & Electricity Company (RAWEC) [100.0%]
Unit 2-1 The Rabigh Arabian Water & Electricity Company (RAWEC) [100.0%]
Unit 2-2 The Rabigh Arabian Water & Electricity Company (RAWEC) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals[4]
  • Captive industry: Both[4]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/uxAESqZzFn2qHxyF6. {{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 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 https://web.archive.org/web/20221205021903/https://acwapower.com/en/projects/petro-rabigh-iwspp/. Archived from the original on 05 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220808132523/https://www.acwapower.com/en/projects/petro-rabigh-ii-iwspp-phase-2/. Archived from the original on 08 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221208040750/https://www.rawec.com/our-plant/. Archived from the original on 08 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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