Qurayyah ll power plant

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Qurayyah ll power plant (محطة كهرباء القرية ، محطة كهرباء القرية المركبة) is an operating power station of at least 3774-megawatts (MW) in Al-Qurayyah, Al-Ahsa, Eastern, Saudi Arabia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Qurayyah ll power plant Al-Qurayyah, Al-Ahsa, Eastern, Saudi Arabia 25.8255, 50.1337 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit CC1, Unit CC2, Unit CC3, Unit CC4, Unit CC5, Unit CC6: 25.8255, 50.1337

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CC1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3][4] 629[3][4] combined cycle[4][5] 2012[4][1]
Unit CC2 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3][4] 629[3][4] combined cycle[4][5] 2012[4][1]
Unit CC3 operating[2][5] fossil gas - natural gas[3][4] 629[3][4] combined cycle[4][5] 2013[4][1]
Unit CC4 operating[2][5] fossil gas - natural gas[3][4] 629[3][4] combined cycle[4][5] 2013[4][1]
Unit CC5 operating[3] fossil gas - natural gas[3][4] 629[3][4] combined cycle[3][4] 2013[4][1]
Unit CC6 operating[3] fossil gas - natural gas[3][4] 629[3][4] combined cycle[3][4] 2013[4][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 CC1 Saudi Electricity Co (SEC) [100.0%]
Unit CC2 Saudi Electricity Co (SEC) [100.0%]
Unit CC3 Saudi Electricity Co (SEC) [100.0%]
Unit CC4 Saudi Electricity Co (SEC) [100.0%]
Unit CC5 Saudi Electricity Co (SEC) [100.0%]
Unit CC6 Saudi Electricity Co (SEC) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals[6][7]
  • Captive industry: Power[6][7]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 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 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. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20220519124519/https://tractebel-engie.com/en/references/qurayyah-ccpp. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 https://web.archive.org/web/20240405044442/https://www.globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/43687. Archived from the original on 05 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709112756/https://www.lntsnl.com/our-services/detail-engineering/projects/3190-mw-qurayyah-ccpp-project-saudi-arabia/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU4tctrmzUQ. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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