Kais power station is a 1,055 MW gas power station in Khenchela, Algeria. It is operated by Société Algérienne de Production de l'Electricité SpA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.2 million homes (estimated). It ranks #9 of 76 Algeria power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2019, it is around 7 years old — recently built. In context, gas supplies about 98.6% of Algeria's electricity; the national grid averages 633 gCO₂/kWh (1.1% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_kais_algeri.
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 1,055 MW for Kais 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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000400818; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,055 MW, Kais power station is well above the median gas plant in Algeria (465 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); GE Vernova: 9F. 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.
Key facts
- Share of Algeria gas capacity
- 3.7% of 28,673 MW across 48 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 33 of 42 dated gas plants in Algeria are older
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 Algeria
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Société Algérienne de Production de l'Electricité SpA [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 35.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), 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 #9 largest gas power plant of 48 in Algeria by capacity.
Algeria has 48 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 28,673 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- F'KIRINA Mobile power plant · Gas · 240 MW · Oum El Bouaghi
- F'Krina · Gas · 292 MW · Oum el Bouaghi
- Hauts Plateaux Est · Solar · 73.8 MW · Batna
- Oued el Ma · Solar · 20 MW · Batna
- Ain Djasser · Gas · 793.6 MW · Batna
- Oued El Kebrit · Solar · 15 MW · Oum el Bouaghi
Location
Coordinates 35.550316, 6.869692 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kais power station?
Kais power station is a 1,055 MW gas power plant in Khenchela, Algeria, commissioned in 2019.
Who operates Kais power station?
Kais power station is operated by Société Algérienne de Production de l'Electricité SpA [100%].