Nador West power plant — Morocco

Nador West power plant is a 1,200 MW gas power station in Nador, Morocco. It ranks #6 of 52 Morocco power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 10.9% 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 GOGPT_nadorwest_morocc.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 1,200 MW, Nador West power plant is around the median gas plant in Morocco (1,200 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — 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.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #3 largest gas power plant of 6 in Morocco by capacity.

Morocco has 6 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 5,672 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• MELILLA 13 · Oil · 46.9 MW · Melilla
• Nador power station · Coal · 1,320 MW · Oriental
• MOHAMED V · Hydro · 23 MW · Oriental
• Jerada power station · Coal · 515 MW · Oriental
• Aïn Beni Mathar ISCC · Solar · 20 MW · Oriental
• Ain Beni Mathar Centrale Thermosolaire (CCGT) · Gas · 472 MW · Oriental

Location

Coordinates 35.241111, -3.17 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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