Al-Nuwaiseeb power plant is a 7,200 MW gas power station in Al Ahmadi, Kuwait. It ranks #1 of 11 Kuwait power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 62.0% of Kuwait's electricity; the national grid averages 635 gCO₂/kWh (2.2% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_alnuwaiseeb_kuwait.
Data status
Known data
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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: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 7,200 MW, Al-Nuwaiseeb power plant is well above the median gas plant in Kuwait (2,400 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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 #1 largest gas power plant of 10 in Kuwait by capacity.
Kuwait has 10 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 29,345 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Al Khafji · Solar · 20 MW · Eastern Province
- Az Zour South CCGT · Gas · 5,945 MW · Eastern Province
- Az Zour North · Gas · 1,100 MW · Eastern Province
- RAS AL-KHAFJI ARAMCO · Other · 153.5 MW · Eastern Province
- Shuiba North · Gas · 875 MW · Al Ahmadi
- Shuiba SPSS · Gas · 720 MW · Al Ahmadi
Location
Coordinates 28.577428, 48.381681 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Al-Nuwaiseeb power plant?
Al-Nuwaiseeb power plant is a 7,200 MW gas power plant in Al Ahmadi, Kuwait, Pre Construction 2028.