West Karun power station

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West Karun power station (نیروگاه سیکل ترکیبی غرب کارون, نیروگاه سیکل ترکیبی غرب کارون مپنا) is an operating power station of at least 520-megawatts (MW) in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
West Karun power station Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran 31.165563, 48.015203 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 31.165563, 48.015203

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 520[4][2] combined cycle[2] 2019[2][5][6][7]

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 West Karun Mapna Power Generation Co [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): oil & refining[4]
  • Captive industry: Power[4]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/West+Combined+Cycle+Power+Plant+Karun+Mapna/@31.170538148.00521112275m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x3fc308c75a8f33dd:0x2e02ff431f8e5825!8m2!3d31.1653018!4d48.0152281. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220519214254/https://www.mapnagroup.com/fa/companies/mapna-karunwest. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220824205135/https://isn.moe.gov.ir/getattachment/c149d2c7-c8fc-431f-9bf3-fca115a48e2c/Statistical-Report-of-Water-and-Electricity-Indust. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20210730214451/http://khouznews.ir/fa/news/205335/%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%B3%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%84-%D8%AA%D8%B1%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20210731005318/https://www.moshanir.co/Fa/karoun.aspx. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220703112950/https://www.mapnagenerator.com/%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AF-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%85-%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%B3%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%84-%D8%AA%D8%B1%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%DA%A9/. Archived from the original on 03 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20210730220958/https://en.sabainv.com/mapna-says-inactive-power-plants-is-bad-news-2/. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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