Banias Thermal power plant

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Banias Thermal power plant (محطة كهرباء بانياس الحرارية) is an operating power station of at least 680-megawatts (MW) in Baniyas, Tartus, Syria with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Banias Thermal power plant Baniyas, Tartus, Syria 35.171223, 35.928151 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • ST1, ST1- Replacement, ST2, ST2- Replacement, ST3, ST4: 35.171223, 35.928151

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
ST1 Operating[2] fossil liquids: fuel oil[3] 170[4] steam turbine[2][5] not found 1987[3]
ST1- Replacement Announced[6] fossil liquids: fuel oil[6] 300[6] steam turbine[6] not found
ST2 Operating[2][5] fossil liquids: fuel oil[3] 170[4] steam turbine[2][5] not found 1987[3]
ST2- Replacement Announced[6] fossil liquids: fuel oil[6] 300[6] steam turbine[6] not found
ST3 Operating[2][5] fossil liquids: fuel oil[3] 170[4] steam turbine[2][5] not found 1987[3]
ST4 Operating[2][5] fossil liquids: fuel oil[3] 170[4] steam turbine[2][5] not found 1987[3]

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
ST1 Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [100%][6][3] Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [100.0%]
ST1- Replacement Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [100%][6][3] Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [100.0%]
ST2 Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [100%][6][3] Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [100.0%]
ST2- Replacement Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [100%][6][3] Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [100.0%]
ST3 Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [100%][6][3] Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [100.0%]
ST4 Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [100%][6][3] Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details


Background

A crack in a tank containing 15,000 tons of fuel at Baniyas Thermal Power Plant led to the spread of an oil slick over tens of square kilometres in the Mediterranean in 2021. The massive oil spill on the Syrian coast spread across the Mediterranean towards the shores of Cyprus.

The spill, caused by leakage from a fuel tank at Syria’s Banias Thermal Power Plant, has caused severe pollution that threatens marine and sea life around the facility, and local authorities have launched clean-up operations in the area. Syria’s state news agency (SANA) reported that the majority of the fuel poured into the sea had ended up along the coast of Baniyas and Jableh 20km to the north of the refinery.[9]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/dir/35.1705389,35.94978/5WCG%2BJPV,+%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%8C%D8%8C,+Baniyas,+Syria%E2%80%AD/@35.1713808,35.9302106,15z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x1523e1f743e5eb97:0x79258db49cb7d6ad!2m2!1d35.9281529!2d35.171401. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://www.athrpress.com/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AC-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B8%D9%85%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9/%D8%A3%D8%AB%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220618012528/http://peeg.gov.sy/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A-2020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230404105521/http://wehda.alwehda.gov.sy/?p=77913. Archived from the original on 04 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 https://www.google.com/search?q=%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D9%87++%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1+%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3&sxsrf=APwXEdd0N22ZvN3dameAA2QkOBEBy2tydQ%3A1684939554707&ei=IiNuZOXZKtig5NoPxK-s-Ag&ved=0ahUKEwjl8oD9mI7_AhVYEFkFHcQXC48Q4dUDCBA&oq=%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D9%87++%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1+%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQDDIFCAAQogQyBQgAEKIEMgUIABCiBEoECEEYAVCQDFiQDGDcI2gBcAB4AIABsQGIAbEBkgEDMC4xmAEAoAEBwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz-serp. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220622012033/http://peeg.gov.sy/?p=482. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20230329032151/https://alsori.net/?p=17100. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://alalamsyria.ir/news/36842. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Satellite images show Syria oil spill spreading towards Cyprus". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2024-04-02.

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