Yamama power plant

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Yamama power plant (شركة أسمنت يمامة الجديدة) is an operating power station of at least 161-megawatts (MW) in Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Yamama power plant Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia 24.702297, 47.531164 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 24.702297, 47.531164

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 - fuel oil, fossil gas - natural gas[2] 161[2] combined cycle[3][4][2] 2019[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 Yamama Cement Co [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): cement & building[2]
  • Captive industry: Power[2]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/24%C2%B042'08.3%22N+47%C2%B031'52.2%22E/@24.70229747.530069718z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!1m2!2m1!1sYamama+cement+plant!3m5!1s0x0:0x22e28aae12045b00!7e2!8m2!3d24.7022974!4d47.5311638. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20221207080547/https://www.wartsila.com/media/news/28-06-2016-wartsila-supplies-161-mw-flexicycle-power-plant-to-saudi-arabia. Archived from the original on 07 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.dmsprojects.net/saudi-arabia/projects/yamama-cement-company-al-kharj-161-mw-combined-cycle-power-plant/PRJ00024162. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.yamamacement.com/en/YamamaCement/Pages/NewFactory.aspx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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