Shaybah Gas power plant

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Shaybah Gas power plant is an operating power station of at least 1500-megawatts (MW) in Shaybah, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Shaybah Gas power plant Shaybah, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia 22.606161, 54.071083 (exact)[1][2][3]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 22.606161, 54.071083

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[4] fossil gas - natural gas[5] 750[6] combined cycle[5] 2018[6]
Unit 2 operating[4] fossil gas - natural gas[5] 750[6] combined cycle[5] 2018[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 Saudi Arabian Oil Co (Saudi Aramco) [100.0%]
Unit 2 Saudi Arabian Oil Co (Saudi Aramco) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): oil & refining[7][8]
  • Captive industry: Power[7][8]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/49Syw69CHABUZck78. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://data.opendatasoft.com/explore/embed/dataset/list-of-power-plants-in-gcc-countries@kapsarc/table/?disjunctive.power_plant&disjunctive.city&disjunctive.country&disjunctive.state&basemap=jawg.sunny&location=524.000847.24. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624054154/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1098-saudi-arabia/oil-and-gas/14845-shaybah-4-gosp-plant. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211102090906/https://www.saudiaramco.com/en/who-we-are/mega-projects/shaybah. Archived from the original on 02 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220705190344/https://www.macoga.com/en/news/new-order-for-saudi-aramco-shaybah-combined-cycle-power-generation-project. Archived from the original on 05 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119194258/https://www.arabnews.com/economy/news/766916. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220124035633/https://www.reuters.com/article/aramco-gas/aramco-invites-bids-for-shaybah-gas-plant-sources-idUSLDE67D02720100811. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://www.reuters.com/article/aramco-gas/aramco-invites-bids-for-shaybah-gas-plant-sources-idUSLDE67D02720100812. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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