Ash-Shinafiyah power station — Iraq

Ash-Shinafiyah power station is a 700 MW oil power station in Al-Qādisiyyah, Iraq. It ranks #42 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_ashshinafiyah_iraq.

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 700 MW, Ash-Shinafiyah power station is well above the median oil plant in Iraq (300 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre 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 #11 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

• Diwaniyah power station · Gas · 750 MW · Qādisiyyah
• Al-Najaf · Gas · 250 MW · An Najaf
• Saman Cement power plant · Oil · 50 MW · Al Muthna
• North Al Diwaniyah Diesel power station · Oil · 201.6 MW · Al-Qādisiyyah
• East Al Diwaniyah Diesel power station · Oil · 218.4 MW · Al Diwaniyah
• Samawah Diesel power plant · Oil · 60 MW · Muthanna

Location

Coordinates 31.583434, 44.648811 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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