Umm Al Houl power plant

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Umm Al Houl power plant (محطة أم الحول المستقلة للطاقة وتحلية المياه) is an operating power station of at least 2520-megawatts (MW) in Umm Al Houl, Al Wakrah, Qatar.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Umm Al Houl power plant Umm Al Houl, Al Wakrah, Qatar 25.115086, 51.613097 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2: 25.115086, 51.613097

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[2] 1260[2] combined cycle[2] not found 2017[2]
2 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 1260[2] combined cycle[2] not found 2018[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 Parent
1 Umm Al Houl Power QSC [100%][3] Qatar Electricity and Water Company QPSC [60.0%]; Mitsubishi Corp [20.0%]; Chubu Electric Power Co Inc [5.0%]; Qatar Foundation [5.0%]; Tokyo Electric Power Co [5.0%]; QatarEnergy
2 Umm Al Houl Power QSC [100%][3] Qatar Electricity and Water Company QPSC [60.0%]; Mitsubishi Corp [20.0%]; Chubu Electric Power Co Inc [5.0%]; Qatar Foundation [5.0%]; Tokyo Electric Power Co [5.0%]; QatarEnergy

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[2][4]
  • Captive industry: Chemicals[2][4]
  • Non-industry use: power[2][4]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20221004223101/https://www.qewc.com/qewc/en/subsidiaries/umm-alhoul/. Archived from the original on 04 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 https://web.archive.org/web/20221007144046/https://www.power-technology.com/projects/umm-al-houl-combined-cycle-power-plant/. Archived from the original on 07 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221207042935/https://www.jera.co.jp/english/business/projects/ummalhoul/. Archived from the original on 07 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 http://ummalhoul.net/about-ar. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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