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Mhardeh II power station

Gas power plant in Hama, Syria. Approximate location 35.24869, 36.574262.

GasHamaSyriaCCGT · HRSGPre Construction

Mhardeh II power station is a 800 MW gas power station in Hama, Syria. It is operated by UCC Holding Consortium. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 901k homes (estimated). It ranks #13 of 21 Syria power plants by installed capacity.

800MW installed capacity
1HRSG unit(s)
901,028homes powered (est.)
2028Pre Construction

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_mhardehii_syria.

Data status

Known data

FacilityMhardeh II power station GEM-GOGPT
CountrySyria · Hama GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates35.24869, 36.574262 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity800 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
OwnerUCC Holding Consortium GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned2028 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions1,261,440 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#13 / 21 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#12 / 19 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.88× · 910 MW · n=19 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent901,028 calculated
Environmental severityC3 · 41/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

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 630 MW for Mehardeh power plant, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 800 MW, Mhardeh II power station is below the median gas plant in Syria (910 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Syria

Deir Ali power station: 2,250 MW2kDeir Ali p…Jandar Gas power plant: 1,983 MW2kJandar Gas…Zayzoun CCGT power plant: 1,488 MW1kZayzoun CC…Teshreen power station: 1,476 MW1kTeshreen p…Deir El Zor power plant: 1,300 MW1kDeir El Zo…North Aleppo Combined Cycle power station: 1,200 MW1kNorth Alep…Aleppo power plant: 1,065 MW1kAleppo pow…Latakia power station: 1,052 MW1kLatakia po…

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by UCC Holding Consortium.

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 35.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~17°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season mean
Hot-summer mediterranean: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
41/100environmental-severity index
21.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
86 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #12 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

Location

Coordinates 35.24869, 36.574262 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Mhardeh II power station?

Mhardeh II power station is a 800 MW gas power plant in Hama, Syria, Pre Construction 2028.

How many homes can Mhardeh II power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 901,028 homes (estimated).

Who operates Mhardeh II power station?

Mhardeh II power station is operated by UCC Holding Consortium.

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