Taweelah C Independent Power Producer (IPP) — United Arab Emirates
Gas power plant in Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Approximate location 24.742035, 54.69241.
GasEmirate of Abu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesCCGT · HRSGPre Construction
Taweelah C Independent Power Producer (IPP) is a 2,500 MW gas power station in Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It ranks #6 of 60 United Arab Emirates power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 68.3% of United Arab Emirates's electricity; the national grid averages 468 gCO₂/kWh (31.7% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_taweelahcindependentpr_united.
Data status
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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 2,500 MW, Taweelah C Independent Power Producer (IPP) is well above the median gas plant in United Arab Emirates (969 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 #5 largest gas power plant of 44 in United Arab Emirates by capacity.
United Arab Emirates has 44 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 57,345 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Taweelah A1 · Gas · 1,672.5 MW · Emirate of Abu Dhabi
- Taweelah A2 · Gas · 760 MW · Emirate of Abu Dhabi
- TAPCO · Gas · 2,200 MW · Emirate of Abu Dhabi
- Emirates Aluminum Smelter Complex power station · Gas · 3,440 MW · Emirate of Abu Dhabi
- Hassyan Clean-Coal Power Project · Gas · 2,400 MW · Emirate of Abu Dhabi
- Masdar City PV plant · Solar · 10 MW · Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Location
Coordinates 24.742035, 54.69241 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Taweelah C Independent Power Producer (IPP)?
Taweelah C Independent Power Producer (IPP) is a 2,500 MW gas power plant in Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Pre Construction 2028.