South Baghdad Thermal power plant

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South Baghdad Thermal power plant (محطة كهرباء جنوب بغداد الحرارية) is an operating power station of at least 165-megawatts (MW) in Al Za'franiya, Baghdad, Iraq with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
South Baghdad Thermal power plant Al Za'franiya, Baghdad, Iraq 33.256308, 44.50465 (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 1 retired[3][4] fossil liquids - fuel oil[3][5] 55[3] steam turbine[6] 1958[3]
Unit 1R announced[7] fossil liquids - fuel oil[7] 160[7] steam turbine[7]
Unit 2 operating[3][4] fossil liquids - fuel oil[3][5] 55[3][5] steam turbine[6] 1958[8]
Unit 3 operating[3][4] fossil liquids - fuel oil[3][5] 55[3][5] steam turbine[6] 1958[8]
Unit 4 operating[8] fossil liquids - fuel oil[8] 55[9] steam turbine[8] 1958[8]
Unit 5 retired[7][8] fossil liquids - fuel oil[8] 67[8] steam turbine[8] 1965[10]
Unit 5R announced[7] fossil liquids - fuel oil[7] 160[7] steam turbine[7]
Unit 6 retired[7][8] fossil liquids - fuel oil[8] 67[8] steam turbine[8] 1965[10]
Unit 6R announced[7] fossil liquids - fuel oil[7] 160[7] steam turbine[7]

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 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 1R Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 2 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 3 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 4 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 5 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 5R Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 6 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 6R Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200610135115/http://www.sotaliraq.com/2020/04/20/%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%b6%d9%8a%d8%ad-%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d9%87%d8%b1%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%a8%d8%b4%d8%a3%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%a7-%d8%ad%d8%b5%d9%84-%d8%a8%d9%85%d8%ad%d8%b7%d8%a9-%d8%ac%d9%86%d9%88/. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Al+Za'franiya+Baghdad+Iraq/@33.265709544.503877115z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x155786e3326ef559:0xfa0a5f25fc9cc873!8m2!3d33.2547458!4d44.5054958!16s%2Fm%2F04mw_n5. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 http://amal-news.com/2014/04/19/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%BA%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240405051727/https://iraqenergy.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Ministry-of-Electricity.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 05 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220119143230/https://iraqenergy.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Ministry-of-Electricity.pdf?d2dd45=&d2dd45=. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230105145857/https://alssaa.com/post/show/14404. Archived from the original on 05 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 https://moelc.gov.iq/go/mgpe/?page=17. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220713120253/https://www.fbsa.gov.iq/uploads/files/reports/_%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%80%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%80%D8%A9_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AF%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%80%D9%82_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B5%D8%B5%D9%80%D9%80%D9%8A_%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%80%D9%89_%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D9%80%D8%A9_%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%80%D9%88%D8%A8_%D8%A8%D8%BA%D9%80%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%80%D8%A9_%28382%2C5%29_%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%80%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B7.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20221206063007/https://mofa.gov.iq/riyadh/?page_id=2256. Archived from the original on 06 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://almadapaper.net/sub/07-723/p10.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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