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Al Wahda Thermal Power station — Morocco

Gas power plant in Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen, Morocco. Approximate location 34.8, -5.6.

GasGharb-Chrarda-Beni HssenMoroccoOCGTConstruction

Al Wahda Thermal Power station is a 800 MW gas power station in Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen, Morocco. It ranks #7 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).

800MW installed capacity
2010Construction

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1061195.

Data status

Known data

FacilityAl Wahda Thermal Power station WRI
CountryMorocco · Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen WRI
Coordinates34.8, -5.6 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity800 MW WRI GPPD; source record
OwnerOffice National de l\'Electricite (ONE) WRI
Commissioned2010 WRI
TechnologyOCGT WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#7 / 52 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#4 / 6 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.67× · 1,200 MW · n=6 calculated
Climate18.4°C · HDD 794 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 37/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 800 MW, Al Wahda Thermal Power station is below the median gas plant in Morocco (1,200 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “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 6 in Morocco by capacity.

Morocco has 6 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 5,672 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 34.8, -5.6 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Al Wahda Thermal Power station?

Al Wahda Thermal Power station is a 800 MW gas power plant in Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen, Morocco, Construction 2010.

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