Ain Beni Mathar Centrale Thermosolaire (CCGT) is a 472 MW gas power station in Oriental, Morocco. It ranks #9 of 52 Morocco power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 10.9% of Morocco's electricity; the national grid averages 596 gCO₂/kWh (24.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1023670.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 472 MW, Ain Beni Mathar Centrale Thermosolaire (CCGT) is below the median gas plant in Morocco (1,200 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — 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 #5 largest gas power plant of 6 in Morocco by capacity.
Morocco has 6 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 5,672 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Aïn Beni Mathar ISCC · Solar · 20 MW · Oriental
- Jerada power station · Coal · 515 MW · Oriental
- MOHAMED V · Hydro · 23 MW · Oriental
- Nador power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Oriental
- Télagh · Solar · 11.2 MW · Tlemcen
- MELILLA 13 · Oil · 46.9 MW · Melilla
Location
Coordinates 34.0705, -2.1049 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Ain Beni Mathar Centrale Thermosolaire (CCGT)?
Ain Beni Mathar Centrale Thermosolaire (CCGT) is a 472 MW gas power plant in Oriental, Morocco, Announced 2009.