Sharurah power plant — Saudi Arabia

Sharurah power plant is a 128 MW gas power station in Najran, Saudi Arabia. It is operated by Saudi Electricity Co [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 144k homes (estimated). It ranks #121 of 156 Saudi Arabia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2014, it is around 12 years old — relatively modern. 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_sharurah_saudia.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408245; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 128 MW, Sharurah power plant is below the median gas plant in Saudi Arabia (496.7 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. 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.

Key facts

Share of Saudi Arabia gas capacity

0.1% of 89,013 MW across 71 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

34 of 60 dated gas plants in Saudi Arabia are older

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Saudi Arabia

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Saudi Electricity Co [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 17.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion 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 #64 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

• SHAROURA · Oil · 261.5 MW · Muhafazat Hadramawt
• Wadi Hadramawt power station · Gas · 150 MW · Hadramawt
• Marib · Gas · 468 MW · Ma'rib

Location

Coordinates 17.4793, 47.10885 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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