Bir Mcherga power station
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Bir Mcherga power station (محطة كهرباء بئر مشارقة) is an operating power station of at least 496-megawatts (MW) in Sminja, Zaghouan, Tunisia. It is also known as Bir M’Cherga.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Bir Mcherga power station | Sminja, Zaghouan, Tunisia | 36.46247, 10.054547 (exact)[1][2][3] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 36.46247, 10.054547
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating[4] | fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[5] | 120[2] | gas turbine[6] | – | 1997[2] | 2028 (planned)[7] |
| Unit 2 | operating[4] | fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[5] | 120[2] | gas turbine[8] | – | 1997[2] | 2028 (planned)[7] |
| Unit 3 | operating[4] | fossil gas - natural gas[1][9] | 128[4] | gas turbine[4] | – | 2013[3] | 2043 (planned)[7] |
| Unit 4 | operating[4] | fossil gas - natural gas[1][9] | 128[4] | gas turbine[4] | – | 2013[3] | 2043 (planned)[7] |
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 1 | Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (STEG) [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (STEG) [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (STEG) [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (STEG) [100.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
- Captive industry: Power[9]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624224453/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1556-tunisia/fossil-fuels-energy/22781-bir-m-cherga-1-2-gas-power-plant. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210625013240/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1556-tunisia/fossil-fuels-energy/22782-bir-m-cherga-3-4-gas-power-plant. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220704063251/https://www.pireco.com.tn/fr/nos-projets/energie/ge-256-mw-gas-turbine-power-plant. Archived from the original on 04 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220706032017/https://elib.dlr.de/87692/1/DLR-BETTER-Tunis-2013-04-29-hand2col.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 06 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220704055641/https://www.pireco.com.tn/fr/nos-projets/energie/turbo-tec-ge. Archived from the original on 04 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220120015105/https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12181814.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220626033034/https://webthesis.biblio.polito.it/14598/1/tesi.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709105723/https://www.turess.com/assabah/92388. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022.
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Additional data
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