Al-Mussaib Gas power plant

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Al-Mussaib Gas power plant (محطة كهرباء المسيب الغازية) is an operating power station of at least 500-megawatts (MW) in Musayyib, Babil, Iraq.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Al-Mussaib Gas power plant Musayyib, Babil, Iraq 32.840997, 44.290058 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 10, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8, Unit 9: 32.840997, 44.290058

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] 50[4] gas turbine[5][6]
Unit 10 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[7] 50[4] gas turbine[4]
Unit 2 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 50[4] gas turbine[5][6]
Unit 3 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 50[4] gas turbine[5][6]
Unit 4 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 50[4] gas turbine[5][6]
Unit 5 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[5][7] 50[4] gas turbine[5][6]
Unit 6 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[5][7] 50[4] gas turbine[5][6]
Unit 7 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[5][7] 50[4] gas turbine[5][6]
Unit 8 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[5][7] 50[4] gas turbine[5][6]
Unit 9 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[5][7] 50[4] gas turbine[5][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 1 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 10 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 2 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 3 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 4 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 5 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 6 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 7 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 8 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
Unit 9 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/search/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9+%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1+%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A8+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A9%E2%80%AD/@32.839028544.291179117.93z. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20230326133554/https://alrased.news/iraq-news/%d9%85%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%83%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%85%d8%ad%d8%b7%d8%a9-%d9%83%d9%87%d8%b1%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ba%d8%a7%d8%b2%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%86%d8%ac/. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. {{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 3.9 (PDF) ،https://moelc.gov.iq/upload/2669560292.pdf https://iraqenergy.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Ministry-of-Electricity.pdf?d2dd45&d2dd45 ،https://moelc.gov.iq/upload/2669560292.pdf. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 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 (PDF) https://iraqenergy.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Ministry-of-Electricity.pdf?d2dd45&d2dd45،https://moelc.gov.iq/upload/2669560292.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220119143230/https://iraqenergy.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Ministry-of-Electricity.pdf?d2dd45=&d2dd45=. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220711152323/https://moelc.gov.iq/upload/1054451691.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220819202314/https://moelc.gov.iq/upload/2669560292.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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