Zahrani power plant

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Zahrani power plant (معمل الزهراني) is an operating power station of at least 465-megawatts (MW) in Zahrani, Nabatieh, South, Lebanon.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Zahrani power plant Zahrani, Nabatieh, South, Lebanon 33.496081, 35.338219 (exact)[1][2]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 33.496081, 35.338219

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
Unit 1, timepoint 1 Operating[3][4][5] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[6][7] 465[4] combined cycle[6][7][4][8] not found 2001[4]
Unit 1, timepoint 2 Shelved inferred November 2024) fossil gas: natural gas[9] 485[9] combined cycle[9] not found

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
Unit 1, timepoint 1 Electricity Of Lebanon [100%][9][4] Electricity Of Lebanon [100.0%]
Unit 1, timepoint 2 Electricity Of Lebanon [100%][9][4] Electricity Of Lebanon [100.0%]

Unit-level fuel conversion details:

Unit 1: Planned conversion from fossil gas to fossil gas was shelved.

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[9][10]
  • Non-industry use: power[9][10]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1669-lebanon/fossil-fuels-energy/24507-zahrani-oil-power-plant. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Zahrani+Power+Plant/@33.4937934,35.334711,1864m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x151ef3c95ac2f0ef:0x865181b26fc72bcb!8m2!3d33.495683!4d35.3372854. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.elnashra.com/news/show/1681463/%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AA-%D8%A5%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%BA%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "كهرباء لبنان - مؤسسة عامة". www.edl.gov.lb. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220703082015/https://www.power-technology.com/comment/lebanon-fuel-power-plants/. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220802120711/http://www.energyandwater.gov.lb/mediafiles/articles/doc-100515-2019_05_21_04_27_25.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-08-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221108192310/http://www.databank.com.lb/docs/Policy%20paper%20for%20the%20electricity%20sector%202010.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-08. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210804160027/https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/7990/414210REPLACEM1closed0April01502008.pdf?sequence=1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240120010350/https://energyandwater.gov.lb/mediafiles/articles/doc-100777-2022_03_31_10_18_39.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220729053346/https://attaqa.net/2022/04/07/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d9%87%d8%b1%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%84%d8%a8%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%83%d9%88%d9%85%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%81%d9%82-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d8%a5%d9%86/. Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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