Tyr power plant

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Tyr power plant (محطة كهرباء صور الحرارية) is an operating power station of at least 70-megawatts (MW) in Tyre, South, Lebanon. It is also known as Sour power plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tyr power plant Tyre, Tyre, South, Lebanon 33.276494, 35.229213 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 33.276494, 35.229213

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 liquids - diesel[2] 35[3][2] gas turbine[2] 1996[3][2][4]
Unit 2 operating[3][2] fossil liquids - diesel[2] 35[3][2] gas turbine[3][2] 1996[3][2]

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 Electricity Of Lebanon (EDL) [100.0%]
Unit 2 Electricity Of Lebanon (EDL) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/@33.276552435.227883117z?entry=ttu. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220814235656/https://energyandwater.gov.lb/mediafiles/articles/doc-100515-2019_06_16_07_56_39.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/5823. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20221108192307/http://www.edl.gov.lb/page.php?pid=37. Archived from the original on 08 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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