Abu Ghraib power station — Iraq

Abu Ghraib power station is a 3,000 MW gas power station in Baghdad, Iraq. It ranks #4 of 91 Iraq power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 53.0% of Iraq's electricity; the national grid averages 683 gCO₂/kWh (1.6% low-carbon) (2024).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_abughraib_iraq.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 3,000 MW, Abu Ghraib power station is well above the median gas plant in Iraq (740 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); GE Vernova. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #4 largest gas power plant of 55 in Iraq by capacity.

Iraq has 55 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 61,570 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• AL-Shahid Abd Al-Abbas Hashim · Oil · 62 MW · Baghdad
• Al- Yusufiyah power plant · Oil · 1,820 MW · Baghdad
• Ali Saba Diesal power station · Oil · 59 MW · Baghdad
• Doura · Oil · 640 MW · Mayorality of Baghdad
• Taji 1 · Gas · 316 MW · Mayorality of Baghdad
• Al-Quds · Oil · 1,250 MW · Mayorality of Baghdad

Location

Coordinates 33.293546, 44.100286 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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