Karan Gas power plant

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Karan Gas power plant (محطة كران لتوليد الكهرباء) is an operating power station of at least 150-megawatts (MW) in Jubail, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Karan Gas power plant Jubail, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia 27.15, 49.207 (approximate)[1]

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 150[2] gas turbine[2] yes[3] 2012[1]

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 Saudi Arabian Oil Co [100%][4] Saudi Arabian Oil Co [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[5][6]
  • Captive industry: Oil & Refining[5][6]
  • Non-industry use: none[5][6]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202817/https://www.reuters.com/article/saudi-gas-karan/saudi-aramco-testing-new-karan-gas-units-sources-idUSL6E8FG9VM20120419. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210625024639/https://www.mhi.com/news/story/200811121263.html. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.epcengineer.com/projects/details/1843/karan-gas/profile. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210625004747/https://www.ogj.com/refining-processing/gas-processing/new-plants/article/17276377/construction-on-aramcos-karan-gas-project-well-under-way. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240120025351/https://www.hdec.kr/en/tech/project.aspx?bizIntro=205&bizCate=GAS&searchType=PLANT. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220124123349/https://www.reuters.com/article/saudi-gas-karan/saudi-aramco-testing-new-karan-gas-units-sources-idUKL6E8FG9VM20120419. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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