Qatif G-1 power plant

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Qatif G-1 power plant (محطة كهرباء القطيف) is an operating power station of at least 144-megawatts (MW) in Al-Awjam, Safwa, Saudi Arabia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Qatif G-1 power plant Al-Awjam, Safwa, Saudi Arabia 26.55, 49.932 (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[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 72[1] gas turbine[1] not found 2004[1]
2 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 72[1] gas turbine[1] not found 2004[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%][1] Saudi Arabian Oil Co [100.0%]
2 Saudi Arabian Oil Co [100%][1] Saudi Arabian Oil Co [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[3]
  • Captive industry: Oil & Refining[3]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624171139/https://github.com/wri/global-power-plant-database/blob/13b6a3baaca73e84b1a549d14c274981abec775b/raw_source_files/WRI/Saudi%20Arabia.csv. 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/20220123152836/https://datasource.kapsarc.org/explore/dataset/electricity-generation-by-station-capacities-in-saudi-arabia/export/. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://database.earth/energy/power-plant/qatif-g-1. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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