Wasit power station

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Wasit power station (محطة واسط للطاقة) is an operating power station of at least 1104-megawatts (MW) in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Wasit power station Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 25.3732, 55.4611 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit GT 1, Unit GT 3, Unit GT 4, Unit GT 5, Unit GT 6, Unit GT 7, Unit GT 8, Unit GT 9, Unit GT10, Unit GT11, Unit GT12, Unit GT13, Unit GT2: 25.3732, 55.4611

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit GT 1 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4][2] 100[2][5][6] gas turbine[7] – 1998[8] –
Unit GT 3 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4][2] 100[2][5][9] gas turbine[10] – 2001[6] –
Unit GT 4 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4][2] 100[2][5][6] gas turbine[10] – 2005[6] –
Unit GT 5 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4][2] 100[2][5][6] gas turbine[10] – 2005[6] –
Unit GT 6 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4][2] 80[2][5][11] gas turbine[7] – 2007[12] –
Unit GT 7 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4][2] 80[2][5][13][11] gas turbine[10] – 2007[14][11] –
Unit GT 8 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4][2] 50[2][5][13][6] gas turbine[10] – 2005[13][6] –
Unit GT 9 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4][2] 50[2][5][13][6] gas turbine[7] – 2005[13][6] –
Unit GT10 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[8] 100[6] gas turbine[8] – 1998[8] –
Unit GT11 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 100[9] gas turbine[2] – 1999[9] –
Unit GT12 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 100[9] gas turbine[2] – 1999[9] –
Unit GT13 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 44[6] gas turbine[2] – – –
Unit GT2 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4][2] 100[2][5][9] gas turbine[10] – 2001[6] –

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 GT 1 Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority [100.0%]
Unit GT 3 Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority [100.0%]
Unit GT 4 Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority [100.0%]
Unit GT 5 Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority [100.0%]
Unit GT 6 Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority [100.0%]
Unit GT 7 Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority [100.0%]
Unit GT 8 Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority [100.0%]
Unit GT 9 Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority [100.0%]
Unit GT10 Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority [100.0%]
Unit GT11 Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority [100.0%]
Unit GT12 Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority [100.0%]
Unit GT13 Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority [100.0%]
Unit GT2 Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): other[9]
  • Captive industry: Power[9]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210623173807/https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/47621573. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220621045747/https://www.sewa.gov.ae/uploads/statspdfar/SEWAStatBook2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 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)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220621050255/https://www.sewa.gov.ae/uploads/statspdfar/Finalbook2018.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20210625034250/https://www.petroleum-economist.com/articles/midstream-downstream/power-generation/1998/uae-awards-first-ipp-contract. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 "«الحمرية» و«واسط».. مشروعان عملاقان على أجندة كهرباء الشارقة". www.albayan.ae. 2006-07-31. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220621050401/https://www.sewa.gov.ae/uploads/statspdfen/2017/CH1Electricity.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "تكلفتها 342مليون درهم: سلطان القاسمي يدشن المرحلة الاولى لمحطة واسط". www.albayan.ae. 1998-08-15. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709115510/https://www.albayan.ae/across-the-uae/1999-07-22-1.1195035. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220724133016/https://www.sewa.gov.ae/uploads/statspdfar/Finalbook2019.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240420045000/https://www.albayan.ae/across-the-uae/2007-07-23-1.778705. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210625025950/https://www.power-eng.com/2004/06/07/uae-power-water-sector-overview/. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 https://www.power-eng.com/coal/uae-power-water-sector-overview/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210712181350/https://www.power-eng.com/2004/11/19/uaes-electricity-output-shows-robust-growth/. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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