Qurayyah CC power plant

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Qurayyah CC power plant (مشروع القُريَّة المستقل لإنتاج الكهرباء، محطة كهرباء القرية ، محطة كهرباء القرية المركبة) is an operating power station of at least 4098-megawatts (MW) in Al-Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia. It is also known as Al-Qurayyah IPP, Hajr for Electricity Production Co. Station, Steam Village Station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Qurayyah CC power plant Al-Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia 25.827373, 50.133523 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6: 25.827373, 50.133523

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][4] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[5][1] 683[1][4] combined cycle[6][7] 2014[6][1]
Unit 2 operating[2][7][3] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[5][1] 683[1][4] combined cycle[6] 2014[1]
Unit 3 operating[2][7][3] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[1] 683[5][1] combined cycle[6] 2014[1]
Unit 4 operating[2][7][3] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[1] 683[5][1] combined cycle[6] 2014[1]
Unit 5 operating[2][7][3] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[1] 683[5][1] combined cycle[6] 2014[1]
Unit 6 operating[2][7][3] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[1] 683[5][1] combined cycle[6] 2015[6][1]

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 Hajr Electricity Production Co (HEPC) [100.0%]
Unit 2 Hajr Electricity Production Co (HEPC) [100.0%]
Unit 3 Hajr Electricity Production Co (HEPC) [100.0%]
Unit 4 Hajr Electricity Production Co (HEPC) [100.0%]
Unit 5 Hajr Electricity Production Co (HEPC) [100.0%]
Unit 6 Hajr Electricity Production Co (HEPC) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals[6][4]
  • Captive industry: Power[6][4]


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 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624171139/https://github.com/wri/global-power-plant-database/blob/13b6a3baaca73e84b1a549d14c274981abec775b/raw_source_files/WRI/Saudi%20Arabia.csv. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220123152836/https://datasource.kapsarc.org/explore/dataset/electricity-generation-by-station-capacities-in-saudi-arabia/export/. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20230405011014/https://acwapower.com/en/projects/hajr-ipp/. Archived from the original on 05 April 2023. {{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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU4tctrmzUQ. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220813213705/https://acwapower.com/ar/projects/qurayyah-ipp/. Archived from the original on 13 August 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20221207042341/https://www.powermag.com/qurayyah-combined-cycle-power-plant-qurayyah-saudi-arabia-owneroperator-hajr-electricity-production-co/. Archived from the original on 07 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "Power plant profile: Qurayyah Combined Cycle Power Plant, Saudi Arabia". 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2024-04-02.

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