List of power stations in Saudi Arabia

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This article lists all power stations in Saudi Arabia .

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Fossil fuel

Natural gas turbine

[1] [2]

PlantCommunityCoordinatesCapacity (MW)Year completedRef
Ghazlan Ras Tanura 26°51′14″N49°53′51″E / 26.85389°N 49.89750°E / 26.85389; 49.89750 (Ghazlan Power Station) 4,2561980, 2003 [3] [4]
Qurayyah IPP Abqaiq 25°51′33″N50°07′01″E / 25.85917°N 50.11694°E / 25.85917; 50.11694 (Qurayyah Power Station) 3,9272014 [5]
Rabigh 2 IPP Makkah Province 2,0602017
Shuqaiq 2 IWPP Jizan 8502010
Ha'il-2Ha'il10001985-2015 [6]
Jubail MarafiqAsh Sharqiyah2,7402009-2010
Rabigh-2 Makkah Province 8261988-1993
Ras TanuraAsh Sharqiyah1482006
RiyadhAr Riyad5,3361997-2012
ShedqumAsh Sharqiyah3062006
UthmaniyaAsh Sharqiyah3062006

Oil-fired

PlantCommunityCoordinatesCapacity (MW)Year completedRef
Al-Jubail [7]
Al-Khobar
Yanbu IIMadina Province23.910038, 38.3224216902016
Al-Shuaibah 20°40′32″N39°31′38″E / 20.67556°N 39.52722°E / 20.67556; 39.52722 (Shoaiba Power Station) 5,6002001-2012
RIPP-1 RABEC Power, RabighMecca Province13202012-13

Renewable

Solar

PlantCommunityCoordinatesCapacity (MW)Year completedRef
Farasan Island 0.52011 [8]
Sakaka IPP Photovoltaic Al-Jawf Province 29.737661435314752, 40.105509787735053002019 [9]

Wind

PlantCommunityCoordinatesCapacity (MW)Year completedRef
Dumat Al Jandal Wind Farm Dumah Al Jandal 4002022 [10] [11]

Storage

Pumped hydroelectric

PlantCommunityCoordinatesCapacity (MW)Year completedRef
Baysh Dam Baysh, Jizan Region 1000Planning in progress, dam already in place [12]

See also

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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. ↑ "«السعودية للكهرباء» تبدأ ضخ 7 مليارات ريال لمشاريع تطويرية في حائل". 30 November 2014.
  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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