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Largest power plants in Iraq by capacity

The biggest power plants in Iraq ranked by installed capacity (MW). Open data.

#	Plant	Fuel	Country	MW
1	Al-Khairat power station	Gas	Iraq	5,835
2	Besmaya power station	Gas	Iraq	4,800
3	New Rumaila power station	Gas	Iraq	2,670
4	Salahuddin power station	Oil	Iraq	2,590
5	Wasset power station	Gas	Iraq	2,540
6	Al Amarh power plant	Gas	Iraq	2,150
7	Nasiriyah Thermal power station	Oil	Iraq	2,100
8	Mansurya power station	Gas	Iraq	1,840
9	Rumaila power station	Gas	Iraq	1,606
10	Erbil	Gas	Iraq	1,500
11	Sulaymaniyah power station	Gas	Iraq	1,500
12	Khormala power station	Gas	Iraq	1,430
13	Al-Mussaib	Oil	Iraq	1,280
14	Al-Quds	Oil	Iraq	1,250
15	Shatt Al-Basra	Gas	Iraq	1,250
16	Al Qayyarah power station	Gas	Iraq	1,125
17	Mosul Dam	Hydro	Iraq	1,052
18	Duhok	Gas	Iraq	1,000
19	Maisan Oil Energy power station	Gas	Iraq	987
20	Haydariya power station	Gas	Iraq	912
21	Kirkuk Taza power station	Gas	Iraq	897
22	Al-Hartha	Oil	Iraq	800
23	Bazian power plant 2	Gas	Iraq	799
24	Bazian power station	Gas	Iraq	750
25	Diwaniyah power station	Gas	Iraq	750
26	Nasiriyah New power station	Gas	Iraq	750
27	Samawah power station	Gas	Iraq	750
28	Zubair Field power station	Gas	Iraq	740
29	Rumaila Combined power station	Gas	Iraq	730
30	Al-Mansurya	Gas	Iraq	728
31	Baiji	Oil	Iraq	720
32	ZPPG Power Plant	Gas	Iraq	700
33	Haditha Dam	Hydro	Iraq	660
34	South Baghdad 1	Gas	Iraq	646
35	Doura	Oil	Iraq	640
36	Baiji	Gas	Iraq	600
37	Siemens-Dhi Qar power station	Gas	Iraq	450
38	Dokan Dam	Hydro	Iraq	400
39	Karbala Gas power plant	Gas	Iraq	382
40	Akaz power station	Gas	Iraq	375
41	Hillah 2 power station	Gas	Iraq	375
42	West Qurna II power station	Gas	Iraq	351.9
43	Samarra Diesel power plant	Oil	Iraq	340
44	DIBIS	Gas	Iraq	320
45	Sadr	Gas	Iraq	320
46	Taji 1	Gas	Iraq	316
47	East Karbla Diesel power station	Oil	Iraq	300
48	Khabat Thermal Power Plant	Oil	Iraq	300
49	Sersink power plant	Gas	Iraq	300
50	Baadre power station	Gas	Iraq	286
51	RPPG Power Plant	Gas	Iraq	260
52	Khor Al Zubayr	Gas	Iraq	252
53	Al-Najaf	Gas	Iraq	250
54	Darbandikhan Dam	Hydro	Iraq	240
55	Haditha power station	Oil	Iraq	230
56	Mulla Abdulla (New)	Gas	Iraq	222
57	East Al Diwaniyah Diesel power station	Oil	Iraq	218.4
58	North Al Amarah Diesel power station	Oil	Iraq	201.6
59	North Al Diwaniyah Diesel power station	Oil	Iraq	201.6
60	Karbala Oil Refinery power plant	Oil	Iraq	200
61	Sarqala power plant	Gas	Iraq	162
62	Halfaya power station	Gas	Iraq	150
63	Hillah power station	Gas	Iraq	144.9
64	Buzurgan 2 power station	Gas	Iraq	120
65	Samarra Barrage	Hydro	Iraq	75
66	Qurna Diesel power station	Oil	Iraq	75
67	Al-Gharraf power plant	Gas	Iraq	70
68	Mosul Dam Regulator	Hydro	Iraq	62
69	AL-Shahid Abd Al-Abbas Hashim	Oil	Iraq	62
70	Ali Saba Diesal power station	Oil	Iraq	59
71	Tasluja power station	Oil	Iraq	51
72	Hemrin Dam	Hydro	Iraq	50
73	Karbala Cement Thermal power plant	Oil	Iraq	50
74	North Refineries power station	Oil	Iraq	50
75	Saman Cement power plant	Oil	Iraq	50
76	Adhaim Dam	Hydro	Iraq	27

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in largest power plants in iraq by capacity?

Al-Khairat power station (Iraq) ranks #1 with 5,835 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 76 power plants in Iraq.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Al-Khairat power station (5,835); 2. Besmaya power station (4,800); 3. New Rumaila power station (2,670).