Sohar III power plant

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Sohar III power plant (محطة صحار للكهرباء وتحلية المياه، محطة صحار 3 المستقلة لإنتاج الطاقة) is an operating power station of at least 1710-megawatts (MW) in Liwa Province, Al Batinah North, Oman.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sohar III power plant Liwa Province, Al Batinah North, Oman 24.4885, 56.6135 (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: 24.4885, 56.6135

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] 855[3][1][4] combined cycle[1] 2019[1]
Unit 2 operating[4] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[4] 855[4] combined cycle[1] 2019[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
Unit 1 Shinas Generating Company SAOC [100.0%]
Unit 2 Shinas Generating Company SAOC [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals[5]
  • Captive industry: Power[5]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20220702140720/https://acwapower.com/en/projects/sohar-3-ipp/. Archived from the original on 02 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221025083615/https://omanpwp.om/PDF/7%20Year%20Statement%202019-2025%20New.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://omanpwp.om/PDFAR/OPWP-AR-2021-ENGLISH.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220330083030/http://shinasgenerating.com/about.php. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220809141553/http://www.soharpower.com/arabic/bod-report.php. Archived from the original on 09 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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