Karbala Gas power plant

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Karbala Gas power plant (محطة كهرباء كربلاء) is an operating power station of at least 250-megawatts (MW) in Kerbala, Iraq with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Karbala City, Kerbala.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Karbala Gas power plant Kerbala, Kerbala, Iraq 32.437631, 44.126918 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • GT1, GT2, ST: 32.437631, 44.126918

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
GT1 Operating[2][3] fossil liquids: diesel, fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: crude oil[2][1][3][4] 125[5][3] gas turbine[5][3] not found 2012[6]
GT2 Operating[2][3] fossil liquids: diesel, fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: crude oil[2][1][3][4] 125[5][3] gas turbine[5][3] not found 2012[6]
ST Construction[7][8][5] fossil gas: waste heat from natural gas[1][1] 132[5][9] steam turbine[8][5] 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
GT1 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100%][2][1][3] Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
GT2 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100%][2][1][3] Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]
ST Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100%][2][1][3] Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Non-industry use: power[6]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Iraq MOE Planning and Studies Office - Future Power Plant Projects (circa 2018)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-14. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 https://www.moelc.gov.iq/home/part/annual-reports/view/home-news-1579500207. {{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 https://web.archive.org/web/20220625075534/http://www.fki.or.kr/Common/Download.aspx?id=ff4f94bb-6c5e-40c4-b278-73b8f230696a. Archived from the original on 2022-06-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210719225221/https://n.annabaa.org/news28527. Archived from the original on 2021-07-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "MOE Plan & Renewable Energy Plan, Iraqi Ministry of Electricity" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-01-19. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210719221008/https://www.alsumaria.tv/news/65229/%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A9-250-%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%BA. Archived from the original on 2021-07-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://attaqa.net/2024/08/15/%D8%A5%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%A3%D8%B6%D8%AE%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9-%D9%84%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-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220909153006/https://moelc.gov.iq/upload/1396762739.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-09. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://attaqa.net/2024/08/08/%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%84-17-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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