Ras Laffan B power plant

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Ras Laffan B power plant (محطة رأس لفان "ب" لتوليد الطاقة وتحلية المياه) is an operating power station of at least 1025-megawatts (MW) in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Zone 75, Al Khor, Qatar. It is also known as Q-POWER (RL-B).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ras Laffan B power plant Ras Laffan Industrial City, Zone 75, Al Khor, Qatar 25.92433, 51.54815 (exact)[1][2]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 25.92433, 51.54815

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[3][4][2] fossil gas: natural gas[5] 1025[6] combined cycle[6] not found 2008[6]

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 QPOWER QSC [100%][2] Qatar Electricity and Water Company QPSC [55.0%]; ENGIE SA [40.0%]; Chubu Electric Power Co Inc [5.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[7]
  • Captive industry: Chemicals[7]
  • Non-industry use: power[7]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. http://www.globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/5023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221005001449/https://www.qewc.com/qewc/en/subsidiaries/qpower/. Archived from the original on 05 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20201224191101/https://reconnectingasia.csis.org/database/projects/ras-laffan-b-power-plant/4c668b7a-4a39-491e-a397-de436a43e389/. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195739/https://ijglobal.com/data/project/72/1-025mw-ras-laffan-b. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220707225409/https://www.jera.co.jp/english/business/projects/raslaffan. Archived from the original on 07 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221006172337/https://www.power-technology.com/projects/raslaffan/. Archived from the original on 06 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220816073009/https://www.qewc.com/qewc/ar/subsidiaries/rlpc/. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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