Azizi Energy power station — Afghanistan

Azizi Energy power station is a 3,700 MW gas power station in Jowzjan, Afghanistan. It ranks #1 of 17 Afghanistan power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 0.0% of Afghanistan's electricity; the national grid averages 131 gCO₂/kWh (86.9% low-carbon) (2024).

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

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 3,700 MW, Azizi Energy power station is well above the median gas plant in Afghanistan (100 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Pre 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 #1 largest gas power plant of 7 in Afghanistan by capacity.

Afghanistan has 7 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 4,216 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Sheberghan power plant · Gas · 50 MW · Jawzjan
• Bayat IPP power station · Gas · 160 MW · Jowzjan
• Tuti-Maidan power plant · Gas · 100 MW · Faryab
• Watan power station · Gas · 254 MW · Lebap
• Mazar IPP power station · Gas · 59 MW · Balkh
• Surkhandarya power station · Gas · 1,560 MW · Surkhandarya

Location

Coordinates 36.903609, 65.673874 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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