Beni Abbes Mobile power plant is a 160 MW gas power station in Béchar, Algeria. It is operated by Sonelgaz SpA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 180k homes (estimated). It ranks #38 of 76 Algeria power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 98.6% of Algeria's electricity; the national grid averages 633 gCO₂/kWh (1.1% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_beniabbesmobile_algeri.
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
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
At 160 MW, Beni Abbes Mobile power plant is below the median gas plant in Algeria (465 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “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.
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Operated by Sonelgaz SpA [100%].
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 30.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
The #38 largest gas power plant of 48 in Algeria by capacity.
Algeria has 48 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 28,673 MW of capacity.
Coordinates 30.080728, -2.271364 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Beni Abbes Mobile power plant is a 160 MW gas power plant in Béchar, Algeria.
Its output is enough to supply roughly 180,205 homes (estimated).
Beni Abbes Mobile power plant is operated by Sonelgaz SpA [100%].
