Riyadh 16 power plant — Saudi Arabia

Riyadh 16 power plant is a 3,600 MW gas power station in Central Region, Saudi Arabia. It ranks #10 of 156 Saudi Arabia power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 63.3% of Saudi Arabia's electricity; the national grid averages 692 gCO₂/kWh (2.2% low-carbon) (2024).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_riyadh16_saudia.

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 3,600 MW, Riyadh 16 power plant is well above the median gas plant in Saudi Arabia (496.7 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 #7 largest gas power plant of 71 in Saudi Arabia by capacity.

Saudi Arabia has 71 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 89,013 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Riyadh 9 · Oil · 3,760 MW · Ar Riyad
• Riyadh 7 · Gas · 1,315.6 MW · Ar Riyad
• Riyadh 5 power plant · Oil · 606.4 MW · Ar Riyad
• Yamama power plant · Gas · 292.5 MW · Ar Riyad
• Riyadh 3 · Oil · 70 MW · Ar Riyad
• Kapsarc · Solar · 3.5 MW · Ar Riyad

Location

Coordinates 24.776324, 46.966724 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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