Al-Anbar power station

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Al-Anbar power station (محطة كهرباء الأنبار المركّبة) is a power station under construction in Hit, Anbar, Iraq.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Al-Anbar power station Hit, Anbar, Iraq 33.534044, 43.023417 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • CC1, CC2: 33.534044, 43.023417

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
CC1 Construction[2][3][4][5] fossil gas: natural gas[5][6] 821[5] combined cycle[5][6] not found 2025 (planned)[6]
CC2 Construction[3][4][5] fossil gas: natural gas[5][6] 821[5] combined cycle[5] not found 2025 (planned)[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 Parent
CC1 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100%][7] Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
CC2 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100%][7] Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[6]
  • Non-industry use: power[6]


Background

The Al-Anbar power station project was announced in 2012.[8] Although originally expected to be commissioned in 2016, but with no recent updates or known progress since 2013, the project presumed to be cancelled.[9]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210719214417/https://mapcarta.com/N6407325490. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240528182921/https://www.ina.iq/207451--.html. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://moelc.gov.iq/go/mgpe/?page=280. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://moelc.gov.iq/go/mgpe/?page=378. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220810085548/https://yesiraq.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%AD-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%8A-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84/. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20220814115443/https://www.alsumaria.tv/news/%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A9/427684/%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%85-%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7-%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220705042338/https://www.metka.com/en/activity-sectors/projects/combined-cycle-power-plant-of-1642-6-mw-al-anbar-iraq. Archived from the original on 05 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 1642 MW Anbar Combined Cycle Power Plant Project, Zawya, accessed Jul 14, 2021
  9. "المحطة المركبة في الانبار .. مشروع متلكئ بقيمة مليار و 50 مليون دولار بلا متابعة منذ عام 2013" (in العربية). Retrieved 2022-05-04.

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