Port Sudan is a 374 MW oil power station in Red Sea, Sudan. It is operated by Karadeniz Holding AŞ [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 281k homes (estimated). It ranks #6 of 22 Sudan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2018, it is around 8 years old — recently built. In context, oil supplies about 20.3% of Sudan's electricity; the national grid averages 154 gCO₂/kWh (79.7% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1023181.
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.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 374 MW for Port Sudan power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000407693; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 374 MW, Port Sudan is well above the median oil plant in Sudan (33.5 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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.
Key facts
- Share of Sudan oil capacity
- 22.7% of 1,649 MW across 11 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 3 of 4 dated oil plants in Sudan are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest oil plants in Sudan
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Karadeniz Holding AŞ [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 19.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt 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 #2 largest oil power plant of 11 in Sudan by capacity.
Sudan has 11 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 1,649 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Arkyiai power station · Coal · 600 MW · Red Sea
Location
Coordinates 19.6158, 37.2164 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Port Sudan?
Port Sudan is a 374 MW oil power plant in Red Sea, Sudan, commissioned in 2018.
Who operates Port Sudan?
Port Sudan is operated by Karadeniz Holding AŞ [100%].