Latakia power station is a 1,052 MW gas power station in Latakia, Syria. It is operated by Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.2 million homes (estimated). It ranks #9 of 21 Syria power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2024, it is around 2 years old — recently built.
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_latakia_syria.
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 366 MW for Latakia 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: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,052 MW, Latakia power station is well above the median gas plant in Syria (910 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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 Syria gas capacity
- 5.6% of 18,792 MW across 19 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 8 of 13 dated gas plants in Syria 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 Syria
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [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 35.5°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 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 #8 largest gas power plant of 19 in Syria by capacity.
Syria has 19 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 18,792 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Latakia Steam power station · Gas · 300 MW · Latakia
- Qatar and Turkey Power Ships · Gas · 800 MW · Latakia
- Coastal Region power plant · Gas · 350 MW · Mediterranean Coast
- Banias (Baniyas) Refinery Thermal Power Plant · Oil · 48 MW · Tartus
- Banias Thermal Power Plant Syria · Oil · 680 MW · Tartus
- Banias power plant · Oil · 1,556 MW · Tartus
Location
Coordinates 35.532672, 35.799198 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Latakia power station?
Latakia power station is a 1,052 MW gas power plant in Latakia, Syria, commissioned in 2024.
Who operates Latakia power station?
Latakia power station is operated by Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [100%].