Ras Abu Fontas (A) power plant

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Ras Abu Fontas (A) power plant (محطة راس أبو فنطاس (أ) للكهرباء) is a power station in the pre-permit stage in Al Wakrah, Zone 92, Qatar.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ras Abu Fontas (A) power plant Al Wakrah, Zone 92, Al Wakrah, Qatar 25.2058, 51.6174 (approximate)[1]

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit New 1 pre-permit[2][3][4] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 2600[3][5] combined cycle[3] 2025[3][5][6]

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 New 1 Qatar Electricity and Water Company QPSC [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

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


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://www.km.qa/MediaCenter/Publications/Statistics%20Report%202021-English.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624035140/https://www.qewc.com/qewc/en/?wpdmdl=7720. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.qewc.com/qewc/ar/download/annual-report-2021/?wpdmdl=5469&refresh=637ce09c848741669128348. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210811195331/https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/projects/story/PROJECTS_QEWC_to_build_new_power_and_desalination_plant_in_2027-ZAWYA20210310074844/. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709112738/https://www.al-watan.com/article/291473/ECS/%C2%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1%C2%BB-%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1-%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B0-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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