Marib power station

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Marib power station (محطة مأرب الغازية الثانبة ، محطة " مأرب ، محطة مأرب الغازية) is an operating power station of at least 468-megawatts (MW) in Marib, Yemen with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Ma'rib Power Station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Marib power station Marib, Marib, Yemen 15.552, 45.7717 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1-GT1, 1-GT2, 1-GT3, 2-GT1, 2-GT2, 2-GT3, 2-GT4: 15.552, 45.7717

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1-GT1 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[2][4] 114[5] gas turbine[2] not found 2010[5]
1-GT2 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[2][4] 114[5] gas turbine[2] not found 2010[5]
1-GT3 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[2][4] 114[5] gas turbine[2] not found 2010[5]
2-GT1 Operating[6][7][2] fossil gas: natural gas[8] 126[2][9] gas turbine[8] not found 2022[9]
2-GT2 Construction[6][2] fossil gas: natural gas[8] 100[2] gas turbine[8] not found
2-GT3 Construction[6][2] fossil gas: natural gas[8] 100[2] gas turbine[8] not found
2-GT4 Construction[6][2] fossil gas: natural gas[8] 100[2] gas turbine[8] 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-GT1 Public Electricity Corp [100%][2] Public Electricity Corp [100.0%]
1-GT2 Public Electricity Corp [100%][2] Public Electricity Corp [100.0%]
1-GT3 Public Electricity Corp [100%][2] Public Electricity Corp [100.0%]
2-GT1 Public Electricity Corp [100%][2] Public Electricity Corp [100.0%]
2-GT2 Public Electricity Corp [100%][2] Public Electricity Corp [100.0%]
2-GT3 Public Electricity Corp [100%][2] Public Electricity Corp [100.0%]
2-GT4 Public Electricity Corp [100%][2] Public Electricity Corp [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[4][10]
  • Captive industry: Other[4][10]
  • Non-industry use: power[4][10]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 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. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 https://web.archive.org/web/20200219182356/http://www.pec.com.ye:80/index.files/page535.htm. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://moee-ye.com/site-ar/2186/https://moee-ye.com/site-ar/2186/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220922003121/https://moee-ye.com/site-ar/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b4%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%b9/. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. {{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/20221013092921/http://www.energycharter.org/fileadmin/DocumentsMedia/Occasional/2019-Yemen_paper_final.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230116044244/https://marib-gov.com/news_details.php?sid=4155&lng=english. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://mogared.net/press/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A1-%D8%A8%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%BA%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%85/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20210810162128/https://www.turbomachinerymag.com/yemens-400mw-gas-fired-plant-to-start-power-supply-in-2014/. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://marib-gov.com/news_details.php?sid=4148. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220626201330/https://attaqa.net/2022/05/25/%d8%b5%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%a9-%d8%a3%d9%83%d8%a8%d8%b1-%d9%85%d8%ad%d8%b7%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%af-%d9%83%d9%87%d8%b1%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%b9/. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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