Samawah Diesel power plant

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Samawah Diesel power plant (محطة كهرباء ديزلات السماوة) is a mothballed power station in Samawah, Muthanna, Iraq.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Samawah Diesel power plant Samawah, Muthanna, Iraq 31.289967, 45.277206 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 31.289967, 45.277206

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 mothballed[2][3] fossil liquids - diesel[4][5] 60[4][5] internal combustion[4][5] 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
Unit 1 Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Al-samawah+diesel+pwoer+station+%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9+%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%87%E2%80%AD/@31.290360945.282366517z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x3fe037b79f5f409f:0x3ed6e146be5da58c!8m2!3d31.2899575!4d45.277045!16s%2Fg%2F11t2m05gzb. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.facebook.com/iraq.samawah/photos/a.403960826464383/1513441415516313/?type=3. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220819202314/https://moelc.gov.iq/upload/2669560292.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20211228213848/https://moelc.gov.iq/upload/8739335600.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220119143230/https://iraqenergy.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Ministry-of-Electricity.pdf?d2dd45=&d2dd45=. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. http://burathanews.com/arabic/news/55965. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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