Osifra power station is a 70 MW oil power plant in Taizz, Yemen. It ranks #12 of 17 Yemen power plants by installed capacity. In context, oil supplies about 87.6% of Yemen's electricity; the national grid averages 592 gCO₂/kWh (11.2% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_osifra_yemen.
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 70 MW, Osifra power station is around the median oil plant in Yemen (75 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. Its current lifecycle status is “Mothballed” — 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 #9 largest oil power plant of 12 in Yemen by capacity.
Yemen has 12 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 1,103 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Al Mukha · Oil · 160 MW · Ta'izz
- Al Hiswa · Oil · 125 MW · Aden
- Al Mansoura · Oil · 139 MW · Aden
- Khormaksar · Oil · 30 MW · Aden
- Hezyaz power station · Oil · 63 MW · Sana'a
- Ras Kanatib · Oil · 150 MW · Muhafazat al Hudaydah
Location
Coordinates 13.577604, 44.015643 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Osifra power station?
Osifra power station is a 70 MW oil power plant in Taizz, Yemen.