Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA) power station

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Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA) power station (محطة ألبا لإنتاج الكهرباء) is an operating power station of at least 3245-megawatts (MW) in Mazrowiah, Southern, Bahrain with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as ALBA Power Station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA) power station Mazrowiah, Southern, Bahrain 26.092532, 50.597067 (exact)[1][2][3]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 3-1, 3-2, 4, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4: 26.092532, 50.597067

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
3-1 Operating[4][5] fossil gas: natural gas[6][4] 397[7] combined cycle[8] not found 1992[9]
3-2 Operating[4][5] fossil gas: natural gas[6][4] 397[7] combined cycle[8] not found 1992[9]
4 Operating[4][5] fossil gas: natural gas[6][4] 660[10] combined cycle[11] not found 2005[11]
5-1 Operating[12][5][13][14] fossil gas: natural gas[6][4][15] 597.3[12][16] combined cycle[15] not found 2019[13][14]
5-2 Operating[12][5][13][14] fossil gas: natural gas[6][4][15] 597.3[12][16] combined cycle[15] not found 2019[13][14]
5-3 Operating[12][5][13][14] fossil gas: natural gas[6][4][15] 597.3[12][16] combined cycle[15] not found 2019[13][14]
5-4 Construction[17][18][19] fossil gas: natural gas[20][17] 681[21][22][20] combined cycle[17] not found –

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
3-1 Aluminium Bahrain[23][24][25] Aluminium Bahrain BSC [100%][26] Aluminium Bahrain BSC [100.0%]
3-2 Aluminium Bahrain[23][24][25] Aluminium Bahrain BSC [100%][26] Aluminium Bahrain BSC [100.0%]
4 Aluminium Bahrain[23][24][25] Aluminium Bahrain BSC [100%][26] Aluminium Bahrain BSC [100.0%]
5-1 Aluminium Bahrain[23][24][25] Aluminium Bahrain BSC [100%][26] Aluminium Bahrain BSC [100.0%]
5-2 Aluminium Bahrain[23][24][25] Aluminium Bahrain BSC [100%][26] Aluminium Bahrain BSC [100.0%]
5-3 Aluminium Bahrain[23][24][25] Aluminium Bahrain BSC [100%][26] Aluminium Bahrain BSC [100.0%]
5-4 Aluminium Bahrain[23][24][25] Aluminium Bahrain BSC [100%][26] Aluminium Bahrain BSC [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details


Articles and Resources

References

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