Aqaba Thermal Power Station
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The Aqaba Thermal Power Station is the largest power station in Jordan
. It has a total generation capacity of 656 MW, which consists of five steam turbines units (5 x 130 MW), and two hydraulic turbines (2 x 3 MW). The power station is fueled by natural gas and by fuel oil. It is operated by the Central Electricity Generating Company of Jordan.
The Aqaba Thermal Power Station was established in 1986 as an oil-fueled power station. After construction of the Arab Gas Pipeline
, the power station was switched to use natural gas.
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
. It has a total generation capacity of 656 MW, which consists of five steam turbines units (5 x 130 MW), and two hydraulic turbines (2 x 3 MW). The power station is fueled by natural gas and by fuel oil. It is operated by the Central Electricity Generating Company of Jordan.
The Aqaba Thermal Power Station was established in 1986 as an oil-fueled power station. After construction of the Arab Gas Pipeline
Arab Gas Pipeline
The Arab Gas Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline in the Middle East. It exports Egyptian natural gas to Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, with a separate line to Israel. It has a total length of at a cost of US$1.2 billion.-Arish–Aqaba section:...
, the power station was switched to use natural gas.