Al-Zawra power plant

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Al-Zawra power plant (محطة الزوراء للطاقة) is an operating power station of at least 200-megawatts (MW) in Ajman, United Arab Emirates.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Al-Zawra power plant Ajman, Ajman, United Arab Emirates 25.447778, 55.474722 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 2-GT1, Unit 2-GT2: 25.447778, 55.474722

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 2-GT1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 100[4] gas turbine[5] 1980[6]
Unit 2-GT2 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 100[4] gas turbine[5] 1980[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 2-GT1 Federal Electricity and Water Authority (United Arab Emirates) [100.0%]
Unit 2-GT2 Federal Electricity and Water Authority (United Arab Emirates) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals[7]
  • Captive industry: Power[7]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20220630033701/https://www.protenders.com/companies/federal-electricity-water-authority/projects/al-zawra-desalination-plant. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624214720/https://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/two-new-desalination-plants-planned-for-uae-1.7540. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 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)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220628040457/https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/overview/securing-supply-new-investments-generation-capacity-and-alternative-sources. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/167823078. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220512111929/https://github.com/wri/global-power-plant-database/blob/master/raw_source_files/AUE/Manual%20Of%20Power%20Stations2016.xls?raw=true. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220119141938/https://ida.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/923.1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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