Baghdad South 1

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Baghdad South 1 (محطة جنوب بغداد 1, محطة كهرباء جنوب بغداد الغازية الاولى) is an operating power station of at least 250-megawatts (MW) in Baghdad, Iraq with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as South Baghdad 1, Baghdad South Gas Power Plant-1.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Baghdad South 1 Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq 33.289243, 44.45267 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • GT1, GT2, ST-1: 33.289243, 44.45267

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
GT1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[2][3] 125[2][3] gas turbine[2] not found 2004[4]
GT2 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[2][3] 125[2][3] gas turbine[2] not found 2004[4]
ST-1 Construction[5][6][7] fossil gas: waste heat from natural gas[6] 125[6] steam turbine[6][8] not found 2026 (planned)[9]

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
GT1 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100%][4][2] Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
GT2 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100%][4][2] Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
ST-1 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100%][4][2] Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Non-industry use: power[10]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/B8ctUGgiVscigMXB7. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220819202314/https://moelc.gov.iq/upload/2669560292.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-08-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (PDF) https://moelc.gov.iq/upload/2160481817.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "الكهرباء تتعاقد مع شركة صينية لتحويل محطة جنوب بغداد إلى الدورة المركبة". 2024-02-03. Archived from the original on 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Iraq MOE Planning and Studies Office - Future Power Plant Projects (circa 2018)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-14. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  7. https://attaqa.net/2024/08/08/%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%84-17-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://moelc.gov.iq/go/mgpe/?tender=186. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=254560. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20230409174425/https://baghdadtoday.news/217439-%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84-100-%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%BA%D8%A7-%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B8%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%BA%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF.html. Archived from the original on 2023-04-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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