Sohar II power plant

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Sohar II power plant (محطة صحار للكهرباء وتحلية المياه، محطة صحار 2 المستقلة لإنتاج الطاقة) is an operating power station of at least 766-megawatts (MW) in Sohar Port, Liwa, Al Batinah North, Oman.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sohar II power plant Sohar Port, Liwa, Al Batinah North, Oman 24.470496, 56.634902 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 24.470496, 56.634902

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, fossil liquids: fuel oil[2] 766[2][3][4] combined cycle[2] not found 2013[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 Parent
1 Al Batinah Power Company SAOG [100%][2][6][4] Al Batinah Power Company SAOG [100.0%]

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. https://web.archive.org/web/20210811193329/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1985-oman/fossil-fuels-energy/30608-sohar-2-gas-power-plant. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221025083615/https://omanpwp.om/PDF/7%20Year%20Statement%202019-2025%20New.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://omanpwp.om/PDFAR/OPWP-AR-2021-ENGLISH.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220814192138/https://albatinahpower.com/company.html. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220814181703/https://albatinahpower.com/history.html. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624161014/https://ijglobal.com/data/project/19881/sohar-2-ccgt-power-plant-744mw. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220809141553/http://www.soharpower.com/arabic/bod-report.php. Archived from the original on 09 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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