Al- Yusufiyah power plant is a 1,820 MW oil power station in Baghdad, Iraq. It ranks #14 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 GOGPT_alyusufiyah_iraq.
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: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,820 MW, Al- Yusufiyah power plant 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 #5 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
- Abu Ghraib power station · Gas · 3,000 MW · Baghdad
- Doura · Oil · 640 MW · Mayorality of Baghdad
- Al-Mussaib · Oil · 1,280 MW · Babil
- AL-Shahid Abd Al-Abbas Hashim · Oil · 62 MW · Baghdad
- Al-Mansurya · Gas · 728 MW · Babil
- South Baghdad 1 · Gas · 646 MW · Mayorality of Baghdad
Location
Coordinates 33.091434, 44.116158 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Al- Yusufiyah power plant?
Al- Yusufiyah power plant is a 1,820 MW oil power plant in Baghdad, Iraq.