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Umm Wu'al power plant

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Umm Wu'al power plant (مشروع أم وعال) is an operating power station of at least 152-megawatts (MW) in Turaif, Northern Region, Saudi Arabia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Umm Wu'al power plant Turaif, Northern Region, Saudi Arabia 31.82868, 39.35411 (approximate)[1]

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 operating[2] fossil liquids - crude oil[3] 76[3] steam turbine[3] 2017[4]
Unit 2 operating[2] fossil liquids - crude oil[3] 76[3] steam turbine[3] 2017[4]

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 Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma'aden) [60.0%], Mosaic Co [25.0%], Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) [15.0%]
Unit 2 Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma'aden) [60.0%], Mosaic Co [25.0%], Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) [15.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): other metals & mining[4]
  • Captive industry: Power[4]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/h6jPcfPhVXgqrtAS9. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://www.maaden.com.sa/download/Ma'aden%20Annual%20Report%202021%20-%20Arabic.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20230114210938/https://www.snclavalin.com/en/projects/maaden. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221205020902/https://www.maaden.com.sa/download/2017-Annual-Report-Ar.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 05 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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