Marka Power Station
 
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Marka power plant is located on the outskirts of the capital, Amman, in the Marka district of the city. Marka power plant comprises 4 gas turbines, each nominally rated at 20 MW gross.

 Marka Power Station

 

Rated capacity (MW)

80
Fuel used Diesel oil
Cooling Dry cooling fans

Components of Marka Power Plant

Gas Turbines

Unit
Rated Capacity (MW el)
Fuel (HFO, LFO, NG)
Installation (Year)
Manufacturer Name
Type Name
GT 3
20
 LFO
1978
Alsthom
PG5341 p
GT 4
20
 LFO
1978
Alsthom
PG5341 p
GT 5
20
 LFO
1980
Alsthom
PG5341 p
GT 6
20
 LFO
1980
Alsthom
 PG5341 p

Electrical Generators

Unit
Capacity (MVA)
Voltage (kV)
Installation (Year)
Manufacturer Name
Type Name
GT 3
22.50
11
1978
Alsthom
T190-200
GT 4
22.50
11
1978
Alsthom
T190-200
GT 5
22.50
11
1980
Alsthom
T174-160
GT 6
22.50
11
1980
Alsthom
 T174-160

Generator Transformer

Unit
Capacity (MVA)
Voltage (kV/kV)
Installation (Year)
Manufacturer Name
Type Name
GT 3
25
11/33
1978
Alsthom
ONAF
GT 4
25
11/33
1978
Alsthom
ONAF
GT 5
25
11/33
1980
Alsthom
ONAF
GT 6
25
11/33
1980
Alsthom
 ONAF

Accumulated Statistics in (2012)

Unit
Generated energy
Consumed energy
Sent out energy
Fuel Consumption
Running hours
(MWh)
(MWh)
(MWh)
(GJ)
(hr)
GT 3
2,385
69.59621861
2,315
41,752
26,517
GT 4
2,625
128.7208348
2,496
46,050
23,077
GT 5
2,592
85.913
2,506
44,977
19,238
GT 6
2,450
86.557
2,364
42,485
18,090
Total
10,052
370.8
9,681
175,264
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Performance Indicators in (2012)

Unit
Availability (%)
Unplanned outage Factor (%)
planned outage Factor (%)
Efficiency (%)
Sent out
Heat rate (KJ/kWh )
Sent out
GT 3
92.69
0.37
6.94
19.96
18,033
GT 4
99.47
0.53
0.00
19.52
18,446
GT 5
98.63
0.12
1.25
20.06
17,949
GT 6
98.88
0.25
0.87
20.03
17,973
Total
97.43
0.31
2.26
19.89
18,103