Central Termique de Kenitra is a 300 MW oil power station in Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen, Morocco. It is operated by Office National de l\'Electricite (ONE). Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 225k homes (estimated). It ranks #12 of 52 Morocco power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1979, it is around 47 years old — long-established. In context, oil supplies about 3.6% of Morocco's electricity; the national grid averages 596 gCO₂/kWh (24.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1023676.
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.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 300 MW, Central Termique de Kenitra is well above the median oil plant in Morocco (139 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. 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.
Key facts
- Share of Morocco oil capacity
- 25.1% of 1,193 MW across 7 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 1 of 7 dated oil plants in Morocco is older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest oil plants in Morocco
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Office National de l\'Electricite (ONE). All plants by this company →
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 34.3°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 71% 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: 23/100 — 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
The #1 largest oil power plant of 7 in Morocco by capacity.
Morocco has 7 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 1,193 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- EL KANSERA · Hydro · 8.3 MW · Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen
- Dhar Doum CCGT power station · Gas · 1,600 MW · Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima
- Oued El Makhazine · Hydro · 36 MW · Tanger-Tetouan
- Mohammedia power station · Coal · 300 MW · Grand Casablanca
- Al Wahda Thermal Power station · Gas · 800 MW · Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen
- Mohammedia 2 Power Plant · Oil · 300 MW · Grand Casablanca Region
Location
Coordinates 34.286, -6.5618 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Central Termique de Kenitra?
Central Termique de Kenitra is a 300 MW oil power plant in Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen, Morocco, commissioned in 1979.
Who operates Central Termique de Kenitra?
Central Termique de Kenitra is operated by Office National de l\'Electricite (ONE).