BU HASA GASCO — United Arab Emirates

BU HASA GASCO is a 138.1 MW gas power station in Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 156k homes (estimated). It ranks #50 of 60 United Arab Emirates power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 401,090 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 93k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 68.3% of United Arab Emirates's electricity; the national grid averages 468 gCO₂/kWh (31.7% low-carbon) (2024).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-6528.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: Climate TRACE; fuel: Climate TRACE

In context: how this plant compares

At 138.1 MW, BU HASA GASCO is below the median gas plant in United Arab Emirates (969 MW). 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.

~401,090 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.

Key facts

Share of United Arab Emirates gas capacity

0.2% of 57,345 MW across 44 plants in this dataset

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest gas plants in United Arab Emirates

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

Local climate & thermal context

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 23.5°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 100% 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: 13/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~9% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).

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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion 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

The #40 largest gas power plant of 44 in United Arab Emirates by capacity.

United Arab Emirates has 44 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 57,345 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Madinat Zayed Independent Power Producer (IPP) · Gas · 1,500 MW · Emirate of Abu Dhabi
• Shams · Solar · 100 MW · Emirate of Abu Dhabi
• MADINET ZAYED · Other · 114.6 MW · Emirate of Abu Dhabi
• HABSHAN-5 IGD · Gas · 256 MW · Emirate of Abu Dhabi
• HABSHAN-4 · Gas · 760 MW · Emirate of Abu Dhabi
• New Mirfah (MIPCO) · Gas · 1,728 MW · Emirate of Abu Dhabi

Location

Coordinates 23.5464, 53.3113 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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