Mohammedia power station is a 300 MW coal power station in Grand Casablanca, Morocco. It is operated by Office National de Electricite et de Eau Potable. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 375k homes (estimated). It ranks #13 of 52 Morocco power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1986, it is around 40 years old — long-established. In context, coal supplies about 61.5% of Morocco's electricity; the national grid averages 596 gCO₂/kWh (24.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1023683.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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 · L100000103056; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 300 MW, Mohammedia power station is below the median coal plant in Morocco (1,320 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Morocco coal capacity
- 5.4% of 5,577 MW across 5 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 4 dated coal plants in Morocco are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Morocco
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Office National de Electricite et de Eau Potable.
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 33.7°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 70% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 24/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
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 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 #5 largest coal power plant of 5 in Morocco by capacity.
Morocco has 5 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 5,577 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Mohammedia 2 Power Plant · Oil · 300 MW · Grand Casablanca Region
- Centrale Turbine a' Gaz de Tit-Me (Casablanca) · Oil · 198 MW · Grand Casablanca
- Elborj · Hydro · 22 MW · Doukkala-Abda
- Sidi Said Maachou · Hydro · 20.8 MW · Doukkala-Abda
- DAOURAT · Hydro · 17 MW · Doukkala-Abda
- Central Termique de Kenitra · Oil · 300 MW · Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen
Location
Coordinates 33.682, -7.435 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Mohammedia power station?
Mohammedia power station is a 300 MW coal power plant in Grand Casablanca, Morocco, commissioned in 1986.
Who operates Mohammedia power station?
Mohammedia power station is operated by Office National de Electricite et de Eau Potable.