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Power plants in Libya

A directory of 12 power plants in Libya with a combined installed capacity of 6,231 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

12power plants
6,231MW total capacity
2fuel types
0with measured CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Libya)

Gas: 9 plants9GasOil: 3 plants3Oil

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Libya electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2024)

827gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
0.0%low-carbon electricity
0.0%renewables
100.0%fossil fuels
Gas: 74 % of electricity74GasOil: 25 % of electricity25Oil

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Libya

#PlantFuelMW
1Az ZawiyahGas1,440
2North Benghazi Station 1Gas1,040
3Al KhumsGas1,000
4Western Mountain Station- RuwaisGas624
5MisrataGas500
6Double Corner Power Station 1Gas480
7Gulf of SirteGas350
8ZuenitaGas335
9West TripoliOil185
10South TripoliGas147
11Derna Steam StationOil65
12Tobruk Steam StationOil65

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