New Baiji Thermal Power Plant is a 2,100 MW oil power station in Saladin, Iraq. It ranks #12 of 91 Iraq power plants by installed capacity. In context, oil supplies about 45.4% of Iraq's electricity; the national grid averages 683 gCO₂/kWh (1.6% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_newbaiji_iraq.
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
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 2,100 MW, New Baiji Thermal Power Plant is well above the median oil plant in Iraq (300 MW). Technically it is described as Steam. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #4 largest oil power plant of 28 in Iraq by capacity.
Iraq has 28 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 19,949 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- North Refineries power station · Oil · 50 MW · Saladin
- Baiji · Oil · 720 MW · Salah ad Din Governorate
- Baiji · Gas · 600 MW · Salah ad Din Governorate
- Kirkuk Taza power station · Gas · 897 MW · Kirkuk
- Al Qayyarah power station · Gas · 1,125 MW · Nineveh
- DIBIS · Gas · 320 MW · Muhafazat Kirkuk
Location
Coordinates 35.027184, 43.47024 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is New Baiji Thermal Power Plant?
New Baiji Thermal Power Plant is a 2,100 MW oil power plant in Saladin, Iraq.