Zarqa power plant

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Zarqa power plant (محطة كهرباء الزرقاء) is an operating power station of at least 485-megawatts (MW) in Zarqa City, Zarqa, Jordan. It is also known as ACWA Power Zarqa IPP, Zarqa Combined-Cycle Power Project.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Zarqa power plant Zarqa City, Zarqa, Jordan 32.119, 36.125 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 32.119, 36.125

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 - diesel, fossil gas - natural gas[3][4][5][6][1] 485[2] combined cycle[3] 2018[2][7]

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 Mahatat Al Zarqa Le Tawleed Al Takah Al Kahrabaieyah PSC [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry: Power[8]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220819110441/https://www.power-technology.com/projects/zarqa-combined-cycle-power-project/. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624225751/https://www.arabianindustry.com/construction/news/2019/apr/7/operations-begin-on-acwa-powers-485-mw-zarqa-ipp-in-jordan-6064279/. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220312065827/https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/acwa-power-zarqa-ipp-driven-ge-powers-9e-gas-turbines-enters-commercial-operations. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240322022346/https://alghad.com/Section-137/%25D8%25A3%25D8%25AE%25D8%25A8%25D8%25A7%25D8%25B1-%25D9%2585%25D8%25AD%25D9%2584%25D9%258A%25D8%25A9/%25D8%25B1%25D8%25AE%25D8%25B5%25D8%25A9-%25D8%25AA%25D9%2588%25D9%2584%25D9%258A%25D8%25AF-%25D9%2583%25D9%2587%25D8%25B1%25D8%25A8%25D8%25A7%25D8%25A1-%25D9%2581%25D9%258A-%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25B2%25D8%25B1%25D9%2582%25D8%25A7%25D8%25A1-%25D8%25A8%25D8%25A7%25D8%25B3%25D8%25AA%25D8%25B7%25D8%25A7%25D8%25B9%25D8%25A9-480-%25D9%2585%25D9%258A%25D8%25BA%25D8%25A7%25D9%2588%25D8%25A7%25D8%25B7-111945. Archived from the original on 22 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240322022410/https://acwapower.com/media/338935/zarqa-ipp-arabic-compressed.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125065316/https://www.power-technology.com/data-insights/power-plant-profile-zarqa-combined-cycle-power-plant-jordan/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210624032336/https://www.acwapower.com/media/338953/zarqa-ipp-15-08-18-compressed.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20190402144738/http://petra.gov.jo/Include/InnerPage.jsp?ID=96821&lang=ar&name=news. Archived from the original on 02 April 2019. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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