Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant is a 700MW gas fired power project. It is located in Southern, Bahrain. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1978. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is currently owned by Electricity & Water Authority with a stake of 100%.

It is a Gas Turbine power plant. The power plant run on dual-fuel. The primary fuel being used to power the plant is natural gas. In case of shortage of natural gas the plant can also run on Diesel.

Development status

The project got commissioned in 1978.

Contractors involved

Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant (Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant I Unit I) is equipped with Siemens 1931.1 gas turbine. The phase consists of 1 gas turbine with 50MW nameplate capacity.

Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant (Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant I Unit II) is equipped with Siemens 1931.1 gas turbine. The phase consists of 1 gas turbine with 50MW nameplate capacity.

Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant (Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant I Unit III) is equipped with Siemens 1931.1 gas turbine. The phase consists of 1 gas turbine with 50MW nameplate capacity.

Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant (Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant I Unit IV) is equipped with Siemens 1931.1 gas turbine. The phase consists of 1 gas turbine with 50MW nameplate capacity.

Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant (Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant I Unit V) is equipped with Siemens 1931.1 gas turbine. The phase consists of 1 gas turbine with 50MW nameplate capacity.

Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant (Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant II Unit I) is equipped with GE Power 1302 gas turbine. The phase consists of 1 gas turbine with 75MW nameplate capacity.

Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant (Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant II Unit II) is equipped with GE Power 1302 gas turbine. The phase consists of 1 gas turbine with 75MW nameplate capacity.

Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant (Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant II Unit III) is equipped with GE Power 1302 gas turbine. The phase consists of 1 gas turbine with 75MW nameplate capacity.

Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant (Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant II Unit IV) is equipped with GE Power 1302 gas turbine. The phase consists of 1 gas turbine with 75MW nameplate capacity.

Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant (Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant II Unit V) is equipped with GE Power 1302 gas turbine. The phase consists of 1 gas turbine with 75MW nameplate capacity.

Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant (Rifaa (Riffa) Gas Power Plant II Unit VI) is equipped with GE Power 1302 gas turbine. The phase consists of 1 gas turbine with 75MW nameplate capacity.

The electric generators for the project were procured from GE Power and Siemens.

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This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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