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Albagair power station

Gas power plant in Khartoum, Sudan. Approximate location 15.434073, 32.546811.

GasKhartoumSudanOCGT

Albagair power station is a 750 MW gas power station in Khartoum, Sudan. It is operated by Sudanese Thermal Power Generating Company Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 845k homes (estimated). It ranks #3 of 22 Sudan power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 0.0% of Sudan's electricity; the national grid averages 154 gCO₂/kWh (79.7% low-carbon) (2024).

750MW installed capacity
844,714homes powered (est.)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityAlbagair power station GEM-GOGPT
CountrySudan · Khartoum GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates15.434073, 32.546811 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity750 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
OwnerSudanese Thermal Power Generating Company Ltd [100%] GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyOCGT GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions1,182,600 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#3 / 22 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#2 / 3 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent844,714 calculated
Environmental severityC1 · 45/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot 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: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

Technically it is described as OCGT. 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.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Sudan

Al-Fulah power station: 855 MW855Al-Fulah p…Albagair power station: 750 MW750Albagair p…El Jaili: 319 MW319El Jaili

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Sudanese Thermal Power Generating Company Ltd [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 15.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~24°Ctypical annual mean
~34°Ctypical warm-season mean
Hot desert: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
45/100environmental-severity index
11.7°Cseasonal temperature swing
638 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #2 largest gas power plant of 3 in Sudan by capacity.

Sudan has 3 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 1,924 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 15.434073, 32.546811 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Albagair power station?

Albagair power station is a 750 MW gas power plant in Khartoum, Sudan.

How many homes can Albagair power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 844,714 homes (estimated).

Who operates Albagair power station?

Albagair power station is operated by Sudanese Thermal Power Generating Company Ltd [100%].

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