List of power stations in Iraq

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Below is a list of power stations in Iraq.

Non-renewable

Thermal

Name .LocationCapacity (MW)Notes
thermal Nassiriyah power plantNassiriyah840
Al-MussaibBabil1,280 [1]
DouraBaghdad640 [2]
BayjiSaladin1,320 [3]
South BaghdadBaghdad355 [4]
Al-ShemalMosul2,100 [5]
Al-Hartha Basra Governorate 400
An NassiriyahDhiqar840
BesmayaBaghdad

Natural gas

NameLocationCapacity (MW)TypeNotes
Mulla Abdulla (New) Kirkuk Governorate 222Open-cycle
Khor Al Zubayr Basra Governorate 252Open-cycle [6]
Al-Mansurya Diyala Governorate 728Open-cycle [7]
Al-Anbar Al-Anbar Governorate 1,642.6Combined-cycle [8]
Shatt Al-Basra Basra Governorate 1,250Open-cycle [9]
Erbil Erbil Governorate 1,500Combined-cycle [10]
South Baghdad 1 Baghdad Governorate 246Open-cycle
South Baghdad 2 Baghdad Governorate 400Open-cycle
Daura 1 Baghdad Governorate 146Open-cycle
Daura 2 Baghdad Governorate 750Open-cycle [11]
Al-Rasheed 1 Baghdad Governorate 94Open-cycle
Taji 1 Baghdad Governorate 156Open-cycle
Taji 2 Baghdad Governorate 160Open-cycle
Sadr Baghdad Governorate 160Open-cycle
Al-Quds 1 Baghdad Governorate 450Open-cycle
Al-Quds 2 Baghdad Governorate 450Open-cycle
Al-Quds 3 Baghdad Governorate 500Open-cycle [12]
Al-Najybia Basra Governorate 500Open-cycle
Sulaymaniyah Sulaymaniyah Governorate 1,500Combined-cycle [13]
Dohuk Dohuk Governorate 500Open-cycle [14]
Rumaila Basra Governorate 1,460Open-cycle [15]
Taza Kirkuk Governorate 292Open-cycle [16]
Hilla Babil Governorate 250Open-cycle
Karbala Karbala Governorate 250Open-cycle
Al-Najaf Najaf Governorate 250Open-cycle

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Contents

Renewable

Hydroelectric

NameLocationCapacity (MW)TypeNotes
Adhaim Dam Saladin Governorate 27 Conventional
Darbandikhan Dam Sulaymaniyah Governorate 249 Conventional [17]
Dukan Dam Sulaymaniyah Governorate 400 Conventional [18]
Haditha Dam Al Anbar Governorate 660 Conventional [19]
Hemrin Dam Diyala Governorate 50 Conventional Operational
Samarra Barrage Salah ad Din Governorate 84 Conventional Operational
Mosul Dam Nineveh Governorate 1,052 Conventional [20]
Mosul Dam Regulator Nineveh Governorate 62 Run-of-the-river

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