Skhira 2 power station is a 450 MW gas power station in Sfax, Tunisia. It ranks #6 of 30 Tunisia power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 94.9% of Tunisia's electricity; the national grid averages 560 gCO₂/kWh (4.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_skhira2_tunisi.
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 450 MW, Skhira 2 power station is well above the median gas plant in Tunisia (357 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 #6 largest gas power plant of 22 in Tunisia by capacity.
Tunisia has 22 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 6,360 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Skhira 1 power station · Gas · 450 MW · Sfax
- Ghannouch · Gas · 400 MW · Qabis
- Ghannouch · Gas · 22 MW · Qabis
- Bouchemma 1 · Gas · 185 MW · Qabis
- Thyna 1 · Gas · 366 MW · Safaqis
- Sfax · Gas · 44 MW · Safaqis
Location
Coordinates 34.298465, 10.066314 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Skhira 2 power station?
Skhira 2 power station is a 450 MW gas power plant in Sfax, Tunisia, Pre Construction 2026.