Amman South Power Station
 
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Amman South power plant is located 15 km from the capital Amman center. The plant site is located within a rural area. Amman South power plant comprises 2 gas turbine generating units, each nominally rated at 30 MW gross.

 Amman South Power Station
Rated capacity (MW)

60
Fuel used Diesel oil
Cooling Dry cooling fans

Components of Amman South Power Plant

Gas Turbines

Unit
Rated Capacity (MW el)
Fuel (HFO, LFO, NG)
Installation (Year)
Manufacturer Name
Type Name
GT 8
30
 LFO
1984
Hitachi
MS-6001B
GT 9
30
 LFO
1995
EGT (GE)
PG-6541B

Electrical Generators

Unit
Capacity (MVA)
Voltage (kV)
Installation (Year)
Manufacturer Name
Type Name
GT 8
37.87
11
1984
Hitachi
EFLA
GT 9
47.25
11
1995
GEC-Alsthom
T190-240

Generator Transformer

Unit
Capacity (MVA)
Voltage (kV/kV)
Installation (Year)
Manufacturer Name
Type Name
GT 8
42
11/33
1984
Hitachi
ONAF
GT 9
45
11/33
1995
Pauwels
ONAF

Accumulated Statistics in (2012)

Unit
Generated energy
Consumed energy
Sent out energy
Fuel Consumption
Running hours
(MWh)
(MWh)
(MWh)
(GJ)
(hr)
GT 8
 18,314 275.964 18,038 270,793 22,938
GT 9
 24,380 436.8 23,943 337,957 23,407
Total
 42,694 712.76 41,981 608,749 -

Performance Indicators in (2012)

Unit
Availability (%)
Unplanned outage Factor (%)
planned outage Factor (%)
Efficiency (%) Sent out
Heat rate (KJ/kWh) 
Sent out
GT 8
 98.77 0.29 0.94 23.98 15,012
GT 9
 99.73 0.27 0.00 25.50 14,115
Total
 99.27 0.28 0.45 24.83 14,501