Al-Shemal is a 2,100 MW oil power station in Ninawa, Iraq. It ranks #10 of 91 Iraq power plants by installed capacity. In context, oil supplies about 45.4% 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 WRI1008714.
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 2,100 MW, Al-Shemal is well above the median oil plant in Iraq (300 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #2 largest oil power plant of 28 in Iraq by capacity.
Iraq has 28 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 19,949 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Al Qayyarah power station · Gas · 1,125 MW · Nineveh
- Khormala power station · Gas · 1,430 MW · Kurdistan
- Erbil · Gas · 1,500 MW · Arbil
- Khabat Thermal Power Plant · Oil · 300 MW · Kurdistan
- Baadre power station · Gas · 286 MW · Kurdistan
- Al-kasak power station · Oil · 1,400 MW · Nineveh
Location
Coordinates 36.0547, 43.2961 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Al-Shemal?
Al-Shemal is a 2,100 MW oil power plant in Ninawa, Iraq, Construction 1988.