Bouchemma power station

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Bouchemma power station (محطة بوشمة لتوليد الكهرباء) is an operating power station of at least 370-megawatts (MW) in Bouchamma, Gabès, Tunisia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bouchemma power station Bouchamma, Gabès, Tunisia 33.9181, 10.0376 (exact)[1][2][3][4]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 4, 5: 33.9181, 10.0376

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
1 Operating[5][6] fossil gas: natural gas[4][6] 120[7][4][6] gas turbine[5] not found 1999[8] 2029 (planned)[5]
4 Operating[9][10] fossil gas: natural gas[11] 125[9][10][12] gas turbine[13] not found 2016[9][10]
5 Operating[9][10] fossil gas: natural gas[11] 125[9][10][12] gas turbine[13] not found 2016[9][10]

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
1 Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas [100%][13][5] Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas [100.0%]
4 Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas [100%][13][5] Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas [100.0%]
5 Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas [100%][13][5] Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[7]
  • Non-industry use: power[7]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/STEG+Bouchemma/@33.9181,10.0376,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x1255707fbd7656e7:0xe3030670b77e2475!8m2!3d33.9191625!4d10.03779. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20170825021254/http://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1556-tunisia/fossil-fuels-energy/22783-bouchemma-1-2-gas-power-plant. Archived from the original on 2017-08-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1556-tunisia/fossil-fuels-energy/22784-bouchemma-3-gas-power-plant. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 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. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220120015105/https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12181814.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210416033855/https://erc.undp.org/evaluation/documents/download/8868. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709095615/http://www.tunisien.tn/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3/%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A8%D9%80-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%88. Archived from the original on 2022-07-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. (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 2022-07-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20210712190601/https://www.dmsprojects.net/tunisia/projects/steg-bouchemma-simple-cycle-power-plant/PRJ00023780. Archived from the original on 2021-07-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20210712172711/https://www.africa-energy.com/article/tunisia-ge-supply-turbines-bouchemma. Archived from the original on 2021-07-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211116222351/https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/power-ge-store-alstom-engineered-technology-tunisia-prepares-2016-summer-demand-ge. Archived from the original on 2021-11-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210712193922/https://www.pireco.com.tn/en/our-projects/power-generation/ge-252-mw-gas-turbine-power-plant. Archived from the original on 2021-07-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810174752/https://www.power-eng.com/gas/ge-delivering-fast-tracked-turnkey-power-plant-for-tunisia/. Archived from the original on 2021-08-10. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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