List of power stations in Saudi Arabia

This article lists all power stations in Saudi Arabia.

Fossil fuel

Natural gas turbine

[1][2]

Plant Community Coordinates Capacity (MW) Year completed Ref
Ghazlan Ras Tanura 26°51′14″N 49°53′51″E / 26.85389°N 49.89750°E / 26.85389; 49.89750 (Ghazlan Power Station) 4,256 1980, 2003 [3][4]
Qurayyah IPP Abqaiq 25°51′33″N 50°07′01″E / 25.85917°N 50.11694°E / 25.85917; 50.11694 (Qurayyah Power Station) 3,927 2014 [5]
Rabigh 2 IPP Makkah Province 2,060 2017
Shuqaiq 2 IWPP Jizan 850 2010
Ha'il-2 Ha'il 1000 1985-2015 [6]
Jubail Marafiq Ash Sharqiyah 2,740 2009-2010
Rabigh-2 Makkah Province 826 1988-1993
Ras Tanura Ash Sharqiyah 148 2006
Riyadh Ar Riyad 5,336 1997-2012
Shedqum Ash Sharqiyah 306 2006
Uthmaniya Ash Sharqiyah 306 2006

Oil-fired

Plant Community Coordinates Capacity (MW) Year completed Ref
Al-Jubail [7]
Al-Khobar
Yanbu II Madina Province 23.910038, 38.322421 690 2016
Al-Shuaibah 20°40′32″N 39°31′38″E / 20.67556°N 39.52722°E / 20.67556; 39.52722 (Shoaiba Power Station) 5,600 2001-2012
RIPP-1 RABEC Power, Rabigh Mecca Province 1320 2012-13

Renewable

Solar

Plant Community Coordinates Capacity (MW) Year completed Ref
Farasan Island 0.5 2011 [8]
Sakaka IPP Photovoltaic Al-Jawf Province 29.737661435314752, 40.10550978773505 300 2019 [9]

Wind

Plant Community Coordinates Capacity (MW) Year completed Ref
Dumat Al Jandal Wind Farm Dumah Al Jandal 400 2022 [10][11]

Storage

Pumped hydroelectric

Plant Community Coordinates Capacity (MW) Year completed Ref
Baysh Dam Baysh, Jizan Region 1000 Planning in progress, dam already in place [12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "CCGT Plants in Saudi Arabia". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  2. ^ "UPDATED GENERATION PLANNING FOR THE SAUDI ELECTRICITY SECTOR" (PDF). REVISED FINAL REPORT. Electricity & Cogeneration Regulatory Authority. March 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Gazlan I and II Thermal Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Ghazlan II Power Plant". Projects. Power Technology. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Qurayyah IPP CCGT Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  6. ^ http://www.alriyadh.com/999030
  7. ^ "Gas- and Oil-Fired Plants in Saudi Arabia". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 27 December 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  8. ^ DiPaola, Anthony (2011-10-02). "Saudi Arabia Inaugurates First Solar Power Plant, SPA Says". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  9. ^ "ACWA POWER | Sakaka IPP PV". www.acwapower.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  10. ^ "Dumat Al Jandal". masdar.ae. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  11. ^ "Saudi Arabia's first wind farm begins electricity production". www.aljazeera.com. 8 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant - Wadi Baysh Dam". www.bncnetwork.net. 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
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