METKA Mobile power plant — Algeria

METKA Mobile power plant is a 114 MW gas power station in Tamanrasset, Algeria. It is operated by Société Algérienne de Production de l'Electricité SpA [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 128k homes (estimated). It ranks #41 of 76 Algeria power plants by installed capacity. 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_metkamobile_algeri.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408945; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 114 MW, METKA Mobile power plant is below the median gas plant in Algeria (465 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. 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

0.4% of 28,673 MW across 48 plants in this dataset

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 desert climate (Köppen BWh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 22.9°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 benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion 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 #41 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

• Tamanrasset · Solar · 12.2 MW · Tamanghasset

Location

Coordinates 22.868326, 5.752214 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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