Shedgum cogeneration Gas power plant

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Shedgum cogeneration Gas power plant is an operating power station of at least 496-megawatts (MW) in Al Ahsa, Eastern, Saudi Arabia. It is also known as Shedgum Aramco.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Shedgum cogeneration Gas power plant Al Ahsa, Eastern, Saudi Arabia 25.651561, 49.385488 (exact)[1][2]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit GT1, Unit GT2, Unit GT3: 25.651561, 49.385488

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit GT1 operating[3][4] fossil gas - natural gas[5] 155[6] gas turbine[6] 2006[6]
Unit GT2 operating[3][4] fossil gas - natural gas[5] 155[6] gas turbine[6] 2006[6]
Unit GT3 operating[3][4] fossil gas - natural gas[5] 186.7[6] gas turbine[6] 2015[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 GT1 Tihama Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit GT2 Tihama Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit GT3 Tihama Power Generation Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

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


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/bUQSAHWUcmfHFrZb6. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240405063314/https://www.globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/5722. Archived from the original on 05 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Power plant profile: Shedgum Cogeneration Plant, Saudi Arabia". 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20201224192440/https://reconnectingasia.csis.org/database/projects/shedgum-cogeneration-plant-i/d25d543a-4c21-4df7-93b8-36db168b2204/. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624171139/https://github.com/wri/global-power-plant-database/blob/13b6a3baaca73e84b1a549d14c274981abec775b/raw_source_files/WRI/Saudi%20Arabia.csv. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221127015414/https://engiemiddleeast.com/success-stories-news/tihama-cogeneration-of-power-steam-for-saudi-aramco/. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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