Teshreen power station is a 1,476 MW gas power station in Rif-Dimashq, Syria. It is operated by Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.7 million homes (estimated). It ranks #5 of 21 Syria power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1994, it is around 32 years old — long-established.
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_teshreen_syria.
Data status
Known data
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 1,076 MW for Teshreen power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000407071; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,476 MW, Teshreen power station is well above the median gas plant in Syria (910 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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 Syria gas capacity
- 7.9% of 18,792 MW across 19 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 1 of 13 dated gas plants in Syria is 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 Syria
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 33.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 42% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 32/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~1% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
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 #4 largest gas power plant of 19 in Syria by capacity.
Syria has 19 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 18,792 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Teshreen (Tishrin) OCGT Power Project Syria · Gas · 256 MW · Rif-dimashq
- Teshreen (Tishrin) Thermal Power Project Syria · Oil · 400 MW · Rif-dimashq
- Deir Ali power station · Gas · 2,250 MW · Rif-Dimashq
- Dier Ali CCGT Power Plant Syria · Gas · 750 MW · Rif-dimashq
- Al Nasryeh (Nasserieh) OCGT Power Plant Syria · Gas · 384 MW · Rif-dimashq
- Nasrieh Gas power plant · Gas · 837.5 MW · Rif-Dimashq
Location
Coordinates 33.41945, 36.688722 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Teshreen power station?
Teshreen power station is a 1,476 MW gas power plant in Rif-Dimashq, Syria, commissioned in 1994.
Who operates Teshreen power station?
Teshreen power station is operated by Public Establishment of Electricity Generation [100%].