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Sumgayit power station

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Sumgayit power station (Сумгаитская ТЭЦ, Sumqayıt ES) is an operating power station of at least 525-megawatts (MW) in Sumgait, Absheron district, Azerbaijan. It is also known as Sumgait.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sumgayit power station Sumgait, Absheron district, Azerbaijan 40.603363, 49.633417 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 40.603363, 49.633417

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[4] 525[4][5][3] combined cycle[4] not found 2009[3]

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
1 AzerEnerji JSC [100%][3] AzerEnerji JSC [100.0%]

Background

Due to the drop in the water level in the Caspian Sea, the construction of a new overpass and a water pumping station in connection with the Sumgayit power plant was successfully completed as of 2022.[6][7]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506180156/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1341-azerbaijan/fossil-fuels-energy/19159-sumgait-3-gas-power-plant. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20210721190919/https://www.azernews.az/oil_and_gas/156776.html. Archived from the original on 2021-07-21. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Energy production". AzerEnerji. Archived from the original on 2023-01-23.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 . 2006-07-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20240326010745/https://cdm.unfccc.int/UserManagement/FileStorage/TI6HRAWFK1V9SQUPD02Z8YBO534ME7. Archived from the original on 2024-03-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://azerenerji.gov.az/newsdetail/1044?language=en. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ""Азерэнержи" строит большую эстакаду вглубь Каспия". Информационное Агентство Репорт (in русский). Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  7. "«Азерэнержи» строит большую эстакаду в море – В связи с падением уровня Каспия (Фото)".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of gas-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.