JUBAIL COGEN (JEC) — Saudi Arabia

JUBAIL COGEN (JEC) is a 250 MW gas power station in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. It ranks #101 of 156 Saudi Arabia power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 63.3% of Saudi Arabia's electricity; the national grid averages 692 gCO₂/kWh (2.2% low-carbon) (2024).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1030667.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000405547; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 250 MW, JUBAIL COGEN (JEC) is below the median gas plant in Saudi Arabia (496.7 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); Mitsubishi Power: M501JAC. 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.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #54 largest gas power plant of 71 in Saudi Arabia by capacity.

Saudi Arabia has 71 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 89,013 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Jubail cogeneration power plant · Gas · 250 MW · Eastern Province
• Juaymah cogeneration Gas power plant · Gas · 496.7 MW · Eastern Province
• Berri Gas power plant · Gas · 298 MW · Eastern Province
• BERI GP · Gas · 298 MW · Eastern Province
• MARAFIQ Independent Water and power plant · Gas · 2,740 MW · Eastern Province
• Wasit Gas Plant · Gas · 1,412 MW · Eastern Province

Location

Coordinates 27.02, 49.531 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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