Waad Al Shamal power station

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Waad Al Shamal power station (محطة وعد الشمال) is an operating power station of at least 1390-megawatts (MW) in Ras Al Khair, Eastern, Saudi Arabia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Waad Al Shamal power station Ras Al Khair, Eastern, Saudi Arabia 27.536535, 49.186524 (approximate)[1]

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas, other - other[1][4] 1390[5][6] integrated solar combined cycle[7] 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
Unit 1 Saudi Electricity Co (SEC) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

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


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20201224201136/https://reconnectingasia.csis.org/database/projects/waad-al-shamal-iscc-project/6816f88e-6eb7-4e9e-af90-87ed48565ce6/. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624182321/http://www.theenergyinfo.com/detail.php?project=ktXHj8g7iWs8Ttw1kJs7itMejwxx&sample=1. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240403032408/https://www.power-technology.com/data-insights/power-plant-profile-waad-al-shamal-integrated-solar-combined-cycle-power-plant-saudi-arabia/. Archived from the original on 03 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20201224201136/https://reconnectingasia.csis.org/database/projects/waad-al-shamal-integrated-solar-combined-cycle-power-plant/e9fcb056-a3b9-4066-9ff7-2d0146060e5a/. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20230203224126/https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=9514922. Archived from the original on 03 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119193907/https://www.spa.gov.sa/1997982. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20211208193446/http://kettanehconstruction.com/Project/power-plants/72/waad-al-shamal-integrated-solar-combined-cycle-(was-isccpp). Archived from the original on 08 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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