Riyadh City-14 power station

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Riyadh City-14 power station (محطة كهرباء الرياض الرابعة عشر) is an operating power station of at least 1980-megawatts (MW) in Dhurma - Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Riyadh City-14 power station Dhurma - Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 24.612437, 46.151786 (approximate)[1]
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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Emergency/Backup
1 Operating[2][1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 990[3] combined cycle[3] not found 2019[1] no
2 Operating[2][1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 990[3] combined cycle[3] not found 2019[1] no

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 Parent
1 Saudi Electricity Co [100%][3] Saudi Electricity Co [100.0%]
2 Saudi Electricity Co [100%][3] Saudi Electricity Co [100.0%]

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Background

In 2013, GE signed a contract with Saudi Electricity Company to provide the turbines and other equipment for PP14.[4]

In September 2019, operators fired up "the first gas turbine and generator unit".[5]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20220808003139/https://archirodon.net/project/303/all. Archived from the original on 2022-08-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Power plant profile: Riyadh Combined Cycle Power Plant 14 (PP14), Saudi Arabia". 2023-04-22. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220124143843/https://www.dar-engineering.com/Port_Power_Gen_7.html. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ GE Wins nearly $700 Million Contract from Saudi Electricity Company to Help Meet Saudi Arabia's Growing Power Needs, GE website, Nov 26, 2013
  5. ↑ David Knott, SEC Fires Up First Unit At PP14, MEES, Sep 13 2019

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