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. As of November 2022 it has four operational units: two 800 MW ultra-supercritical coal-fired units, which went into commercial operation on February 13, 2018 and October 24, 2019, a 500 MW gas-fired unit, which went into commercial operation on October 15, 1975 and a 550 MW gas-fired unit, which went into commercial operation on September 12, 1994.

Fuel supply

The plant receives its coal supply for the fuel from

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(49%),

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(46%),

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(4%) and

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(1%) to the adjacent

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and by

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to the plant from the port.

Events

The power plant was commissioned in 1969.

31 August 2012

The two coal-fired 300-MW-units were decommissioned on August 31, 2012. These two units will be replaced by two 800 MW ultra supercritical units from the current existing low-efficiency units. The construction permit was given on 25 October 2011 by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and scheduled for commercial operation on 1 July 2016 and 1 July 2017 respectively.

29 May 2016

Two workers killed and fiver others injured when the

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used by them for work collapsed.

19 October 2016

One generator of the plant tripped at 7:32 a.m. and was rectified four hours later.

8 August 2017

The ignition of the first stage of ultra

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at the plant of 200 MW capacity in stages until it reaches its total capacity of 800 MW in the coming weeks.

3 November 2017

The two oil-fired 375-MW-units were decommissioned on November 3, 2017.

July 2018

The number one generator of the plant experienced

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on 28 July 2018. Inspection was carried out two days later on 30 July 2018.

Awards

On 8 November 2010, the power plant won the outstanding award at the 23rd National QCC Competition, organized by

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of the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Transportation

The power plant is accessible South West from

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References

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