New Duqm Independent Water and power plant — Oman

New Duqm Independent Water and power plant is a 800 MW gas power station in Al Wusta, Oman. It ranks #7 of 32 Oman power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 91.9% of Oman's electricity; the national grid averages 544 gCO₂/kWh (4.5% low-carbon) (2025).

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

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 800 MW, New Duqm Independent Water and power plant is well above the median gas plant in Oman (445 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.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #5 largest gas power plant of 26 in Oman by capacity.

Oman has 26 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 14,120 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Al-Duqum Independent Water and Power Project · Coal · 1,200 MW · Al Wusta
• Duqm Independent Water and power plant · Gas · 326 MW · Al Wusta
• Masirah New power plant · Oil · 57.6 MW · Masirah
• Qarn Alam power plant · Gas · 523 MW · Ad Dakhiliyah
• Saih Rawl power plant · Gas · 185 MW · Ad Dakhiliyah

Location

Coordinates 19.640338, 57.675162 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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