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The Great Mosque of Algiers is powered by Jenbacher engines


GE has been selected by the developers of the new Djamaâ el Djazaïr mosque (the Great Mosque of Algiers), to supply four J320 Jenbacher gas engines for a trigeneration plant. The facility will provide the mosque with reliable, efficient and lower-carbon power, heating and cooling, reports MEP.


of electricity and 4.3 MW of heat in the winter. In the Summer it will also produce chilled water for the planned mosque, which also is known as the Mohammadia Mega Mosque. Mohammadia is located near the capital city of Algiers. The mosque is owned by


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the Algerian Ministry of Religious Affairs. The building will be the third largest mosque in the Arabic world - after the Mecca and Medina sites— and will feature a minaret (mosque tower) over 265 metres tall, making it the world’s largest. The Turkish subcontractor


AE Arma-Elektropanç will supply four Jenbacher J320 gas engines for the project. During


he new natural gas-fuelled tri-generation plant will supply 4.25MW


“The building will be the third largest mosque in the Arabic world - after the Mecca and Medina sites - and will feature a minaret (mosque tower) over 265m tall, making it the world’s largest.”


the hot Algerian summer months, the gas engines’ heat will be converted into cooling water by three absorption chillers. The cold water will be used


in the building’s air condition- ing systems. In the winter, the system will use the engine heat to warm the complex. The new mosque is being


built as a cultural and religious centre and symbolises the bright future of urban


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development in Algeria. “Key factors in us selecting


Jenbacher gas engines for this project were its local support network and established presence in Algeria and GE’s proven global track record for numerous successful Jenbacher gas engine trigener- ation projects,” said Murat Alkim, deputy general manager of AE Arma-Elektropanc. The project underscores the


growing industrial demand for advanced trigeneration technologies, including in the


commercial and residential building sectors. “We are excited to support


the development of the Djamaâ el Djazaïr mosque by supplying AE Arma-Elektropanç with GE’s Jenbacher gas engine trigeneration technology, which will allow the mosque to generate its own power, heat and cooling for the complex without depending on the local grid,” said Jamie Clarke, chief executive officer of Clarke Energy. www.ge.com


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