Banias power plant is a 1,556 MW oil power station in Tartus, Syria. It is operated by Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.2 million homes (estimated). It ranks #3 of 21 Syria power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1987, it is around 39 years old — long-established.
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_banias_syria.
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.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 680 MW for Banias Thermal power plant, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000407067; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as Steam. 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.
Owner
Operated by Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 35.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 53% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 28/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.
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
Syria has 1 oil power plant in this dataset, together about 1,556 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Banias Thermal Power Plant Syria · Oil · 680 MW · Tartus
- Banias (Baniyas) Refinery Thermal Power Plant · Oil · 48 MW · Tartus
- Coastal Region power plant · Gas · 350 MW · Mediterranean Coast
- Qatar and Turkey Power Ships · Gas · 800 MW · Latakia
- Latakia power station · Gas · 1,052 MW · Latakia
- Latakia Steam power station · Gas · 300 MW · Latakia
Location
Coordinates 35.171559, 35.927567 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Banias power plant?
Banias power plant is a 1,556 MW oil power plant in Tartus, Syria, commissioned in 1987.
Who operates Banias power plant?
Banias power plant is operated by Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [100%].