Al Qatrana power plant (Qatrana power plant) is a

natural gas Natural gas (also fossil gas, methane gas, and gas) is a naturally occurring compound of gaseous hydrocarbons, primarily methane (95%), small amounts of higher alkanes, and traces of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide and helium ...

-fired power plant in Al Qatrana, south of

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. The generating capacity of the power plant is 373 MW. Natural gas to the plant is supplied through the

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. . The construction started in May 2009 and the power plant was inaugurated on 27 February 2012. It cost about US$500 million. The power plant was constructed by

Korea Electric Power Corporation Korea Electric Power Corporation, better known as KEPCO () or Hanjeon (), is the largest electric utility in South Korea, responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and the development of electric power projec ...

, who received a right to operate the power plant until 2035. It owns 80% stake in the power station operator company— Qatrana Electric Power Company—while rest (20%) is owned by Xenel Industries.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Al Qatrana Power Plant Natural gas-fired power stations in Jordan

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