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Samra power plant

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Samra power plant (محطة السمرا لتوليد الكهرباء) is an operating power station of at least 1241-megawatts (MW) in Al Hashemiya, Zarqa, Jordan. It is also known as Samra CCGT Power Plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Samra power plant Al Hashemiya, Zarqa, Jordan 32.1433, 36.1418 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • CC1, CC2, CC3, CC4: 32.1433, 36.1418

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
CC1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[1] 300[2] combined cycle[2] not found 2006[2]
CC2 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[1] 300[2] combined cycle[2] not found 2010[2]
CC3 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 429[2] combined cycle[2] not found 2015[2]
CC4 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 212[2][3] combined cycle[2] not found 2018[2]

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 Operator Owner Parent
CC1 Samra Electric Power[4] Government of Jordan [100%][5][6] Government of Jordan [100.0%]
CC2 Samra Electric Power[4] Government of Jordan [100%][5][6] Government of Jordan [100.0%]
CC3 Samra Electric Power[4] Government of Jordan [100%][5][6] Government of Jordan [100.0%]
CC4 Samra Electric Power[4] Government of Jordan [100%][5][6] Government of Jordan [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[7]
  • Non-industry use: power[7]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{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 2.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20220416191346/http://sepco.com.jo/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=69&Itemid=81. Archived from the original on 2022-04-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://sepco.com.jo/sites/default/files/2024-08/annual_report_2023.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 sepco.com. "Samra Electric Power Company in Brief". sepco.com. Archived from the original on 2024-04-01. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Alghad (2023-01-18). "Alghad". Alghad. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240401202233/https://sepco.com.jo/en/about-us. Archived from the original on 2024-04-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221001114318/https://www.sepco.com.jo/ar/electricity-sector. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of gas-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.