Al Hamra Independent Power Plant

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Al Hamra Independent Power Plant is an operating power station of at least 100-megawatts (MW) in Ras Al khamah, Al Hamra, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It is also known as Ras al-Khaimah Power Plant, Al-Hamra 2 power plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Al Hamra Independent Power Plant Ras Al khamah, Al Hamra, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates 25.686305, 55.798446 (approximate)[1][2]

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
1 Operating[3] fossil gas: natural gas[4] 40[3] internal combustion[5] 2012[6][3]
2 Operating[3] fossil gas: natural gas[4] 60[4][3] unknown[5]

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 Operator Owner Parent
1 Utico Middle East[4] Utico Middle East FZCO[4] Ghantoot Group LLC
2 Utico Middle East[4] Utico Middle East FZCO[4] Ghantoot Group LLC

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[7][7]
  • Captive industry: Chemicals, Industrial Park[7][7]
  • Non-industry use: power[7][7]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/@25.6863659,55.800506,19z?entry=ttu. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Meed (2009-01-15). "Legal advisory contract awarded for Al-Hamra 2 power plant". Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Utico to expand Ras al-Khaimah power plant". www.meed.com. 2012-05-02. Archived from the original on 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 uticome. POWER https://web.archive.org/web/20240423224930/https://www.uticome.org/power/. Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Wärtsilä to Supply Gas-Fuelled Power Plant to United Arab Emirates". Archived from the original on 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  6. "Wartsila to build UAE power plant". 2011-09-12. Archived from the original on 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-04-22.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "Utico-Brochure" (PDF). 2023-11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-04-22. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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