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DAS ISLAND LNG PLANT

Other power plant in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Approximate location 25.1609, 52.8766.

OtherAbu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesCO₂ modelled

DAS ISLAND LNG PLANT is a 178 MW other power station in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 133k homes (estimated). It ranks #48 of 60 United Arab Emirates power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 528,570 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 123k cars driven for a year. In context, the national grid averages 468 gCO₂/kWh (31.7% low-carbon) (2024).

178Legacy source-record capacity
133,352homes powered (est.)
528,570t CO₂ / yr (Climate TRACE)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-6526.

Data status

Known data

FacilityDAS ISLAND LNG PLANT Climate TRACE
CountryUnited Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi Climate TRACE
Coordinates25.1609, 52.8766 Climate TRACE
FuelOther Climate TRACE
MW installed capacity178 MW Climate TRACE source record; scope not independently normalised

Modelled source data

CO₂ emissions528,570 t CO₂/yr modelled · Climate TRACE

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#48 of 60 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#2 of 3 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent133,352 calculated
Climate27.0°C · HDD 0 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC3 · 37/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

OwnerNot available not in dataset
CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

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: Climate TRACE source-record capacity (modelled/legacy); fuel: Primary fuel not stated in available source record; classified as Other/industrial-mixed pending country registry match

In context: how this plant compares

This facility converts its energy source into electricity for the grid; its capacity, fuel type and location determine its role in the national power mix.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

~528,570 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms

This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:

123kpassenger cars driven for a year
69khomes' yearly energy use
8.8 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years to absorb it

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

Capacity vs largest other plants in United Arab Emirates

Al Ain power station: 192 MW192Al Ain pow…DAS ISLAND LNG PLANT: 178 MW178DAS ISLAND…MADINET ZAYED: 115 MW115MADINET ZA…

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

Local climate & thermal context

This other plant generates electricity for the grid. It sits in a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 25.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

27.0°Cannual mean temp
0heating degree-days (base 18°C)
3,312cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
6 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 19 °CJF: 19 °CFM: 22 °CMA: 26 °CAM: 30 °CMJ: 32 °CJJ: 34 °CJA: 34 °CAS: 32 °CSO: 30 °CON: 26 °CND: 21 °CD34 °C

This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.

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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with heat / UV the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
37/100environmental-severity index
15.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
73 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #2 largest other power plant of 3 in United Arab Emirates by capacity.

United Arab Emirates has 3 other power plants in this dataset, together about 484 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 25.1609, 52.8766 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is DAS ISLAND LNG PLANT?

DAS ISLAND LNG PLANT is a 178 MW source-record other power plant in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

How many homes can DAS ISLAND LNG PLANT power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 133,352 homes (estimated).

How much CO₂ does DAS ISLAND LNG PLANT emit?

DAS ISLAND LNG PLANT has modelled emissions of about 528,570 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).

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