Shuaiba North power plant

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Shuaiba North power plant (محطة شعيبة الشمالية لتوليد الطاقة الكهربائية وتقطير المياه) is an operating power station of at least 875-megawatts (MW) in Mina Abd Allah, Ahmadi, Kuwait. It is also known as Shuiba North CCGT, Shuaiba North (G/T) cogeneration.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Shuaiba North power plant Mina Abd Allah, Ahmadi, Kuwait 29.0359, 48.1536 (exact)[1][2][3]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 29.0359, 48.1536

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[4] fossil liquids - fuel oil, fossil gas - natural gas[5][6][7] 875.5[5][8] combined cycle[5] 2009[5]

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 and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait) (MEW) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals[9]
  • Captive industry: Power[9]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Shuaiba+North+Power+Station/@29.035007948.152928615z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x3fcf0153072edb35:0x9391005c4459e8fb!8m2!3d29.0351818!4d48.1526792. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20201224203507/https://reconnectingasia.csis.org/database/projects/shuaiba-north-cogeneration-power-plant/cd5698ff-5b62-42cd-ac03-b8d84d035bd0/. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810020051/http://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1703-kuwait/fossil-fuels-energy/25444-shuaiba-north-snps-gas-power-plant. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220711054936/https://www.mew.gov.kw/media/dm3dwvt0/%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%88%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-compressed.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210712194917/https://www.mew.gov.kw/media/vx4bl5zu/%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A9-2019.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20211009061140/http://www.kapp.gov.kw/Admin/DynamicFile.aspx?PHName=DownloadFile&PageID=1089&Published=1. Archived from the original on 09 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220811000445/https://www.power-technology.com/comment/consultants-bid-kuwait-power-plant-role/. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20220711064330/https://www.mew.gov.kw/en/ShowStructureDetails?name=Power%20Stations%20and%20Water%20Distillation%20Sector. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220711054827/https://www.mew.gov.kw/ar/ShowStructureDetails?name=Power%20Stations%20and%20Water%20Distillation%20Sector. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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