astronomy

Kairouan Solar Power Station

Kairouan Solar Power Station is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Kairouan Solar Power Station rather than just read about it. In short: The Kairouan Power Station, also Kairouan Solar Park 3, is a 120 MW (160,000 hp) solar power plant under development in Tunisia. The power station is owned and under development by a special purpose vehicle (SPV) company, under the public private partnership (PPP) arrangement.

Key takeaways

Kairouan Solar Power Station belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Kairouan Solar Power Station to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Kairouan Solar Power Station from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Kairouan Power Station, also Kairouan Solar Park 3, is a 120 MW (160,000 hp) solar power plant under development in Tunisia. The power station is owned and under development by a special purpose vehicle (SPV) company, under the public private partnership (PPP) arrangement. The lead investor is Amea Power, an independent power producer (IPP), based in the United Arab Emirates.

Location The power station is located in the neighborhood called Metbassta, in Kairouan Governorate in northeastern Tunisia. This is approximately 15.5 kilometres (10 mi) northeast of Kairouan, the regional capital.

Overview The power station design calls for a ground-mounted solar project sitting on 200 hectares (490 acres). It comprises 220,416 modules, each with capacity of 545W, capable of generating 120 megawatts at maximum output. It is expected that 16 inverters will be required to energize the power station. A power purchase agreement (PPA) has been signed by the SPV company and the off-taker, Societe Tunisienne de l'Electricite et du Gaz (STEG). The 20-year PPA governs the sale and purchase of 100 MW of electricity at $0.028 per 1kWh.

Developers The power station is under development by a joint venture SPV company which is called Kairouan Solar Plant. The shareholding in the SPV is as depicted in the table below.

Construction costs As of 5 January 2023, to total cost of construction was estimated at US$100 million. But that was for a plant with maximum output of 100 MW. By the time financial close was achieved in September 2023, the generation capacity had been increased to 120 MW. The project entered the construction phase after achieving financial close in September 2023. The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract was awarded to a joint venture between China Energy Engineering Group, Tianjin Electric Power Construction and Northwest Electric Power Design Institute. Construction is expected to commence in Q4 2023 and commercial commissioning is expected in Q3 2024.

Funding The table below illustrates the sources of funding for the Kairouan Solar Power Station.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Kairouan Solar Power Station

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Kairouan Solar Power Station claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Kairouan Solar Power Station before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Kairouan Solar Power Station ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Kairouan Solar Power Station

In research: Kairouan Solar Power Station appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Kairouan Solar Power Station in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Kairouan Solar Power Station is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Energy infrastructure under construction, Kairouan Governorate, Solar power stations in Tunisia, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kairouan Solar Power Station outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Kairouan Solar Power Station in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Kairouan Solar Power Station means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Kairouan Solar Power Station in simple terms?

Why does Kairouan Solar Power Station matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Kairouan Solar Power Station?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Kairouan Solar Power Station.