Ruwais General Utilities Plant

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Ruwais General Utilities Plant (الرويس لتوليد الطاقة الكهربائية) is an operating power station of at least 650-megawatts (MW) in Al Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Ruwais (Takreer) cogeneration Power Plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ruwais General Utilities Plant Al Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 24.13497, 52.73181 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2, 3, 4, CC: 24.13497, 52.73181

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[4] 162.5[5][4] gas turbine[6] yes[4] 2001[4]
2 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[4] 162.5[5][4] gas turbine[6] yes[4] 2001[4]
3 Operating[2][7] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[4] 162.5[5][4] gas turbine[5] yes[4] 2001[4]
4 Operating[2][8] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[4] 162.5[5][4] gas turbine[5] yes[4] 2001[4]
CC Construction[9][10] fossil gas: waste heat from natural gas[10] 230[11][10] steam turbine[10] yes[4]

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 ADNOC Gas Processing [100%][2] Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC [100.0%]
2 ADNOC Gas Processing [100%][2] Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC [100.0%]
3 ADNOC Gas Processing [100%][2] Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC [100.0%]
4 ADNOC Gas Processing [100%][2] Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC [100.0%]
CC ADNOC Gas Processing [100%][2] Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[4]
  • Captive industry: Oil & Refining[4]
  • Non-industry use: power[4]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240405063416/https://www.globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/5190. Archived from the original on 05 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20210625041724/https://adnoc.ae/-/media/adnoc/files/publications/english_sustainability_report_2014.ashx. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221207030742/https://www.euro-petrole.com/ge-powers-gas-turbine-upgrade-enhances-performance-of-adnocs-general-utilities-plant-in-ruwais-n-i-19601. Archived from the original on 07 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126184339/https://www.power-technology.com/projects/ruwais-cogeneration-desalination/. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220529031824/https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/ge-power%E2%80%99s-gas-turbine-upgrade-enhances-performance-adnoc%E2%80%99s-general-utilities-plant. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210625012909/https://www.genewsroom.com/press-releases/ge-power%E2%80%99s-gas-turbine-upgrade-enhances-performance-adnoc%E2%80%99s-general-utilities-plant. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119123638/https://www.euro-petrole.com/ge-powers-gas-turbine-upgrade-enhances-performance-of-adnocs-general-utilities-plant-in-ruwais-n-i-19602. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119190643/https://www.euro-petrole.com/ge-powers-gas-turbine-upgrade-enhances-performance-of-adnocs-general-utilities-plant-in-ruwais-n-i-19603. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20240108205148/https://www.oilandgasmiddleeast.com/news/inside-adnocs-600-million-ruwais-waste-heat-recovery-project. Archived from the original on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119123843/https://www.ogj.com/refining-processing/refining/optimization/article/17295595/adnoc-lets-contracts-for-ruwais-refinery. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20221001021852/http://www.adnoc.ae/en/our-projects/waste-heat-recovery-project. Archived from the original on 01 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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