Yanbu 2 SWCC power plant

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Yanbu 2 SWCC power plant (محطة توليد كهرباء ينبع المرحلة الثانية) is an operating power station of at least 150-megawatts (MW) in Yanbu, Al Madinah, Al Madina, Saudi Arabia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Yanbu 2 SWCC power plant Yanbu, Al Madinah, Al Madina, Saudi Arabia 23.8655, 38.37982 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit ST1, Unit ST2: 23.8655, 38.37982

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit ST1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 75[3] steam turbine[3] 2000[4]
Unit ST2 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 75[3] steam turbine[3] 2000[4]

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 ST1 Saline Water Conversion Corp Corp (SWCC) [100.0%]
Unit ST2 Saline Water Conversion Corp Corp (SWCC) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals[4]
  • Captive industry: Power[4]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/Hg4CuF3TJywxTRKv6. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 (PDF) http://wif.exicon.website/sitecontent/uploads/editor/WIF2016/Presentations/Mansour-Al-Zunaidi.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220619084131/https://www.swcc.gov.sa/uploads/ANNUAL_REPORT_2014.PDF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221021184736/https://www.swcc.gov.sa/en/WhoAreWe/SWCCChronicle. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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