Wasit Gas power plant
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Wasit Gas power plant (معمل واسط) is an operating power station of at least 856-megawatts (MW) in Al-Jubail, Eastern, Saudi Arabia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Wasit Gas power plant | Al-Jubail, Eastern, Saudi Arabia | 27.11, 49.312 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8: 27.11, 49.312
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 gas - natural gas[3][1] | 75[4] | gas turbine[4] | – | 2014[4] | – |
| Unit 2 | operating[2] | fossil gas - natural gas[3][1] | 75[4] | gas turbine[4] | – | 2015[4] | – |
| Unit 3 | operating[2] | fossil gas - natural gas[3][1] | 139[4] | gas turbine[4] | – | 2016[4] | – |
| Unit 4 | operating[2] | fossil gas - natural gas[3][1] | 139[4] | gas turbine[4] | – | 2016[4] | – |
| Unit 5 | operating[2] | fossil gas - natural gas[3][1] | 139[4] | gas turbine[4] | – | 2016[4] | – |
| Unit 6 | operating[2] | fossil gas - natural gas[3][1] | 139[4] | gas turbine[4] | – | 2016[4] | – |
| Unit 7 | operating[2] | fossil gas - natural gas[3][1] | 75[4] | gas turbine[4] | – | 2016[4] | – |
| Unit 8 | operating[2] | fossil gas - natural gas[3][1] | 75[4] | gas turbine[4] | – | 2016[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 Oil Co (Saudi Aramco) [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Saudi Arabian Oil Co (Saudi Aramco) [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Saudi Arabian Oil Co (Saudi Aramco) [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | Saudi Arabian Oil Co (Saudi Aramco) [100.0%] |
| Unit 5 | Saudi Arabian Oil Co (Saudi Aramco) [100.0%] |
| Unit 6 | Saudi Arabian Oil Co (Saudi Aramco) [100.0%] |
| Unit 7 | Saudi Arabian Oil Co (Saudi Aramco) [100.0%] |
| Unit 8 | Saudi Arabian Oil Co (Saudi Aramco) [100.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220123152836/https://datasource.kapsarc.org/explore/dataset/electricity-generation-by-station-capacities-in-saudi-arabia/export/. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221223032449/http://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/79b8ad5b-5072-444f-86a3-55c06fe52120.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624171139/https://github.com/wri/global-power-plant-database/blob/13b6a3baaca73e84b1a549d14c274981abec775b/raw_source_files/WRI/Saudi%20Arabia.csv. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221025195707/https://www.aramco.com/en/who-we-are/mega-projects/wasit. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022.
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Additional data
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