Rumaila power station

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Rumaila power station (محطة توليد الرميله) is an operating power station of at least 1460-megawatts (MW) in North Rumaila, Basrah, Iraq. It is also known as Al Rumaila.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Rumaila power station North Rumaila, Basrah, Iraq 30.554475, 47.387955 (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: 30.554475, 47.387955

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3][2] 292[3][4][2] gas turbine[5] 2013[6]
Unit 2 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3][2] 292[4][2] gas turbine[5] 2013[6]
Unit 3 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3][2] 292[4][2] gas turbine[5] 2013[6]
Unit 4 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3][2] 292[4][2] gas turbine[5] 2013[6]
Unit 5 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3][2] 292[4][2] gas turbine[5] 2013[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 1 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 2 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 3 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 4 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 5 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): oil & refining[3][7]
  • Captive industry: Power[3][7]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/30%C2%B033'16.1%22N+47%C2%B023'16.7%22E/@30.5544847.3879617z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x27732b77a1bc782c!8m2!3d30.55448!4d47.38796. {{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 nan
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709102418/https://www.alsumaria.tv/news/87717/. Archived from the original on 09 July 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 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210719220717/https://www.hec.co.kr/upload/public-relations/media-center/brochure/2017_BR_ARABIC.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220119143230/https://iraqenergy.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Ministry-of-Electricity.pdf?d2dd45=&d2dd45=. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20211026173922/https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2018/04/24/siemens-to-add-700-mw-to-rumaila-power-plant/. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709080932/https://www.zawya.com/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%84-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-anbahlxx. 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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