Zayzoun (Zayzun) CCGT Power Plant Syria — Syrian Arab Republic

Zayzoun (Zayzun) CCGT Power Plant Syria is a 544 MW gas power station in Hama, Syrian Arab Republic. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 613k homes (estimated). It ranks #9 of 18 Syrian Arab Republic power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 52.3% of Syrian Arab Republic's electricity; the national grid averages 706 gCO₂/kWh (3.5% low-carbon) (2024).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0041670.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 544 MW, Zayzoun (Zayzun) CCGT Power Plant Syria is well above the median gas plant in Syrian Arab Republic (384 MW). 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 Syrian Arab Republic gas capacity

18.7% of 2,914 MW across 8 plants in this dataset

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 Syrian Arab Republic

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

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 hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 35.7°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 51% 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: 29/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~2% 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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness 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 #3 largest gas power plant of 8 in Syrian Arab Republic by capacity.

Syrian Arab Republic has 8 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 2,914 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Zayzoun CCGT power plant · Gas · 1,488 MW · Hamah
• Latakia Steam power station · Gas · 300 MW · Latakia
• Latakia power station · Gas · 1,052 MW · Latakia
• Mehardeh power plant · Gas · 630 MW · Hamah
• Mehardeh Thermal Power Plant Syria · Oil · 630 MW · Hama
• Mhardeh II power station · Gas · 800 MW · Hama

Location

Coordinates 35.737, 36.362 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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