Sarqala power plant

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Sarqala power plant (محطة كهرباء حقل ساكالا، محطة كهربا گرميان الغازية) is an operating power station of at least 1-megawatts (MW) in Sarqala, Kurdistan, Iraq. It is also known as Garmian power-plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sarqala power plant Sarqala, Kurdistan, Iraq 36.4103, 44.3872 (approximate)[1][2]

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 GT operating[1][3] gas, fuel oil[1][3][4][5] 1[6] internal combustion[1] not found 2022[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 Parent
Unit GT Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Electricity[1] Ministry of Electricity of Northern Iraq [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[1]
  • Captive industry: Oil & Refining[1]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709105113/https://www.zawya.com/en/projects/projects-middle-easts-largest-flare-gas-project-commissioned-in-iraqi-kurdistan-pfi8s5e1. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B024'37.1%22N+44%C2%B023'13.9%22E/@36.410304344.385011317z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x6ccec24b1c54d14c!8m2!3d36.4103!4d44.3872?hl=en. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709103759/https://attaqa.net/2022/01/26/%D8%A5%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%A3%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7-%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221129072026/https://www.qamarenergy.com/sites/default/files/Qamar%20Energy%20-%20The%20Natural%20Gas%20Sector%20in%20the%20Iraq%20Kurdistan%20Region%20-%20September%202021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20230320064915/https://gov.krd/dmi-en/activities/news-and-press-releases/2023/february/waste-gas-used-to-generate-power-in-garmian-kurdistan/. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220814211229/https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/tag/garmian/. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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