Layyah Power Station (LPS) — United Arab Emirates
Gas power plant in Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Approximate location 25.3527, 55.3705.
GasEmirate of SharjahUnited Arab EmiratesCCGT · HRSGMitsubishi Power: M701FCO₂ modelled
Layyah Power Station (LPS) is a 911 MW gas power station in Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It is operated by SEWA. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.0 million homes (estimated). It ranks #27 of 60 United Arab Emirates power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1977, it is around 49 years old — long-established. Its modelled annual emissions are 5,339,400 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 1.2 million cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 68.3% of United Arab Emirates's electricity; the national grid averages 468 gCO₂/kWh (31.7% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1023584.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source 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 1,572 MW for Layyah 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 911 MW, Layyah Power Station (LPS) is around the median gas plant in United Arab Emirates (969 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); Mitsubishi Power: M701F. 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.
~5,339,400 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Share of United Arab Emirates gas capacity
- 1.6% of 57,345 MW across 44 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 38 dated gas plants in United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by SEWA.
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 25.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
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.
A gas turbine here also runs ~9% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt 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 #24 largest gas power plant of 44 in United Arab Emirates by capacity.
United Arab Emirates has 44 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 57,345 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Wasit Power Station (WPS) · Gas · 1,182 MW · Emirate of Sharjah
- Ajman · Gas · 116 MW · Ajman
- Al Qusais Landfill power station · Biomass · 12 MW · Emirate of Dubai
- Ajman Coal power station · Coal · 1,000 MW · Emirate of Ajman
- zawra · Gas · 200 MW · Ajman
- Hamriyah Power Station (HPS) · Gas · 504 MW · Ajman
Location
Coordinates 25.3527, 55.3705 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Layyah Power Station (LPS)?
Layyah Power Station (LPS) is a 911 MW gas power plant in Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, commissioned in 1977.
Who operates Layyah Power Station (LPS)?
Layyah Power Station (LPS) is operated by SEWA.
How much CO₂ does Layyah Power Station (LPS) emit?
Layyah Power Station (LPS) has modelled emissions of about 5,339,400 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).