Taweelah A2 power plant

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Taweelah A2 power plant (A2 محطة الطويلة) is a retired power station in Al Taweelah, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is also known as Taweelah A2 Integrated Water and Power Plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Taweelah A2 power plant Al Taweelah, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 24.761042, 54.682576 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 2: 24.761042, 54.682576

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 2 retired[2][3][4][5] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 710[6][7][8] combined cycle[9][8] 2001[10] 2022[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
Unit 2 Total Tractebel Emirates O&M Co SA (TTE O&M) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals[11]
  • Captive industry: Power[11]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624024701/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1710-uae/fossil-fuels-energy/25609-al-taweelah-a2-gas-power-plant. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240405052335/https://www.taqa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220314_TAQA-Annual-Report-2021-Ar.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 05 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230315153542/https://www.taqa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230315-TAQA-AR-2022_ARA_Full-V8.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210625020917/https://www.taqaglobal.com/our-sectors/power. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20200628103459/http://www.ewec.ae:80/en/existing.html. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624013713/https://www.jgc.com/en/projects/055.html. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20200110025305/http://rsb.gov.ae:80/en/publications/detail/licence-ecpc. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220516151840/https://transco.ae/documents/2019-E7YPS-2020-2026.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20210623174126/https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/27672061/adwec-2008-statement-of-future-capacity-requirements-2008-/30. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20220512111929/https://github.com/wri/global-power-plant-database/blob/master/raw_source_files/AUE/Manual%20Of%20Power%20Stations2016.xls?raw=true. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119140453/https://www.lenntech.com/abstracts/351/the-taweelah-a2-independent-water-and-power-project.html. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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