Sousse A power station

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Sousse A power station (محطة كهرباء سوسة " أ ") is an operating power station of at least 320-megawatts (MW) in Sousse, Tunisia. It is also known as Sousse I.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sousse A power station Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia 35.784903, 10.679153 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2: 35.784903, 10.679153

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[1] 160[3] steam turbine[3] not found 1975[4][3]
2 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: fuel oil[1] 160[3] steam turbine[3] not found 1980[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 Parent
1 Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas [100%][3] Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas [100.0%]
2 Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas [100%][3] Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

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


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210625000000/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1556-tunisia/fossil-fuels-energy/22799-sousse-a-gas-power-plant. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221012163811/https://www.africa-energy.com/database. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220120015105/https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12181814.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709092101/https://www.arabfund.org/Default.aspx?pageId=405&pId=2069. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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