Shabwa power station is a 60 MW gas power plant in Shabwa, Yemen. It ranks #14 of 17 Yemen power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 1.1% 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_shabwa_yemen.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 60 MW, Shabwa power station is below the median gas plant in Yemen (150 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “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 #4 largest gas power plant of 5 in Yemen by capacity.
Yemen has 5 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 1,128 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Alghurfa power station · Oil · 50 MW · Hadhramaut
- AlJazeera Power station · Gas · 50 MW · Hadhramaut
- Wadi Hadramawt power station · Gas · 150 MW · Hadramawt
- Qario Power station · Oil · 75 MW · Hadhramaut
- Al Rayyan power station · Oil · 70 MW · Hadhramaut
- Al-Harshiyat power station · Oil · 75 MW · Hadramawt
Location
Coordinates 16.05, 48.5333 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Shabwa power station?
Shabwa power station is a 60 MW gas power plant in Shabwa, Yemen.