Sohar power plant

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Sohar power plant (محطة صحار للكهرباء وتحلية المياه) is an operating power station of at least 597-megawatts (MW) in Sohar Port, Liwa, Al Batinah North, Oman. It is also known as Sohar I IWPP.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sohar power plant Sohar Port, Liwa, Al Batinah North, Oman 24.472185, 56.633203 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 24.472185, 56.633203

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[3] 597[2][4][5] combined cycle[2] 2007[3]

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 Sohar Power Company SAOG [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals[6]
  • Captive industry: Power[6]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210811184419/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1985-oman/fossil-fuels-energy/30607-sohar-1-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 (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. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220707022000/http://www.soharpower.com/z_uploads/report/Rkn3E2pWm80GR7XXr47aeng.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://omanpwp.om/PDFAR/OPWP-AR-2021-ENGLISH.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709093334/https://www.soharpower.com/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 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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