Qatar and Turkey Power Ships is a 800 MW gas power station in Latakia, Syria. It ranks #14 of 21 Syria power plants by installed capacity.
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_qatarandturkeyships_syria.
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 800 MW, Qatar and Turkey Power Ships is below the median gas plant in Syria (910 MW). 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 #13 largest gas power plant of 19 in Syria by capacity.
Syria has 19 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 18,792 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Coastal Region power plant · Gas · 350 MW · Mediterranean Coast
- Banias (Baniyas) Refinery Thermal Power Plant · Oil · 48 MW · Tartus
- Banias power plant · Oil · 1,556 MW · Tartus
- Banias Thermal Power Plant Syria · Oil · 680 MW · Tartus
- Latakia power station · Gas · 1,052 MW · Latakia
- Latakia Steam power station · Gas · 300 MW · Latakia
Location
Coordinates 35.30521, 35.97777 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Qatar and Turkey Power Ships?
Qatar and Turkey Power Ships is a 800 MW gas power plant in Latakia, Syria.