Guelbs II power plant

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Guelbs II power plant is an operating power station of at least 60-megawatts (MW) in Zouérat, Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Guelbs II power plant Zouérat, Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania 22.732925, -12.469976 (approximate)[1]

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP
1 Operating[1] fossil liquids: fuel oil[1] 60[1] internal combustion[1] 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 Owner Parent
1 Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière SA [100%][2][3] Government of Mauritania [78.4%]; Kia Corp [7.7%]; Arab Mining Co [5.7%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[1]
  • Captive industry: Iron & Steel[1]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20220125051546/http://escompower.com/references.php?id=43. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20230622192525/https://www.afdb.org/en/topics-and-sectors/topics/industrialization/key-projects/mauritania-national-industrial-and-mining-company-snim-and-the-nouadhibou-port. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20230326180808/https://www.mining-technology.com/projects/snim/. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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