Jerada power station is a 515 MW coal power station in Oriental, Morocco. It is operated by Office National de Electricite (ONE) Sepco III. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 644k homes (estimated). It ranks #8 of 52 Morocco power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2002, it is around 24 years old — relatively modern. In context, coal supplies about 61.5% 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 WRI1023681.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 350 MW for Jerada power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
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 515 MW, Jerada power station is below the median coal plant in Morocco (1,320 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Morocco coal capacity
- 9.2% of 5,577 MW across 5 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 2 of 4 dated coal plants in Morocco are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Morocco
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Office National de Electricite (ONE) Sepco III.
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. 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 34% 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: 37/100 — this site sits in the mid 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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness 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 #4 largest coal power plant of 5 in Morocco by capacity.
Morocco has 5 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 5,577 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Aïn Beni Mathar ISCC · Solar · 20 MW · Oriental
- Ain Beni Mathar Centrale Thermosolaire (CCGT) · Gas · 472 MW · Oriental
- MOHAMED V · Hydro · 23 MW · Oriental
- Nador power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Oriental
- MELILLA 13 · Oil · 46.9 MW · Melilla
- Nador West power plant · Gas · 1,200 MW · Nador
Location
Coordinates 34.3098, -2.1902 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Jerada power station?
Jerada power station is a 515 MW coal power plant in Oriental, Morocco, commissioned in 2002.
Who operates Jerada power station?
Jerada power station is operated by Office National de Electricite (ONE) Sepco III.