Male’ power station is a 62 MW oil power plant in Male', Maldives. It is operated by State Electric Co Ltd. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 47k homes (estimated). It ranks #2 of 2 Maldives power plants by installed capacity.
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_male_maldiv.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100001080259; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as Engine. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Owner
Operated by State Electric Co Ltd.
Climate zone & how it works
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 4.2°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).
How it compares & nearby plants
Maldives has 1 oil power plant in this dataset, together about 62 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Hulhumale power station · Gas · 80 MW · Hulhumale
Location
Coordinates 4.170037, 73.514063 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Male’ power station?
Male’ power station is a 62 MW oil power plant in Male', Maldives.
Who operates Male’ power station?
Male’ power station is operated by State Electric Co Ltd.