Sumgayit power station

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Sumgayit power station (Sumqayıt ES, Сумгаитская ТЭЦ) 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 40.60336, 49.63342 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 40.60336, 49.63342

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] gas[4] 525[5][2][6] combined cycle[7][5] not found 2009[2]

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
Unit 1 AzərEnerji OJSC[2] AzərEnerji OJSC [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.[8][9]

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 06 May 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230123110905/http://www.azerenerji.gov.az/index/page/13. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20210721190919/https://www.azernews.az/oil_and_gas/156776.html. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210722214253/https://cdm.unfccc.int/filestorage/_/h/TI6HRAWFK1V9SQUPD02Z8YBO534ME7.pdf/PDD_%20CCGT%20Sumgayit.pdf?t=NVR8cXdvMWR3fDAUqkzYf7z9o1sCVxdGP801. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210721190050/https://www.azenco.az/projects.php. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://azerenerji.gov.az/newsdetail/1044?language=en. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220707034746/http://www.inogate.org/documents/3_FICHT-11527706-v2-Final_Report_Azerbaijan.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ""Азерэнержи" строит большую эстакаду вглубь Каспия". Информационное Агентство Репорт (in русский). Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  9. "«Азерэнержи» строит большую эстакаду в море – В связи с падением уровня Каспия (Фото)".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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