Umm AlQura Cement power plant

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Umm AlQura Cement power plant (محطة كهرباء أسمنت أم القرى) is an operating power station of at least 47-megawatts (MW) in Taif, Saudi Arabia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Umm AlQura Cement power plant Taif, Saudi Arabia 22.324976, 41.349855 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 22.324976, 41.349855

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
1 Operating[2] fossil liquids: fuel oil[2] 47[2] ICCC[2] 2015[2][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 Operator
1 Umm Al Qura Cement[2]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[2]
  • Captive industry: Cement & Building[2]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://www.wartsila.com/media/news/18-06-2014-wartsila-to-supply-power-plant-to-saudi-arabian-desert---equipped-with-new-2-stage-turbocharged-engines. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://www.wartsila.com/media/news/18-02-2021-saudi-cement-producer-renews-wartsila-o-m-agreement-for-second-time-based-on-uninterrupted-performance-3040292. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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