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Power plants in Qatar

A directory of 15 power plants in Qatar with a combined installed capacity of 15,870 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

15power plants
15,870MW total capacity
1fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Qatar)

Gas: 15 plants15Gas

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Qatar electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

582gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
4.1%low-carbon electricity
4.1%renewables
95.9%fossil fuels
Gas: 96 % of electricity96GasSolar: 4 % of electricity4SolarBioenergy: 0 % of electricity0Bioenergy

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Qatar

#PlantFuelMW
1Ras Laffan C (Ras Qartas) CCGT Power Plant QatarGas2,732
2Ras Rakan power plantGas2,600
3Umm Al Houl power plantGas2,520
4Mesaieed CCGT Power Plant QatarGas2,007
5Qatalum CCGT Power Plant QatarGas1,350
6Ras Laffan B CCGT Power Plant QatarGas1,025
7Ras Laffan A Cogen GT Power Plant QatarGas756
8Ras Abu Fontas A OCGT Cogen Power Plant QatarGas626
9Ras Abu Fontas B OCGT Cogen Power Plant QatarGas609
10Ras Abu Fontas B-2 OCGT Cogen Power Plant QatarGas567
11Ras Abu Fontas B-1 OCGT Power Plant QatarGas376
12Al Wajbha GT Power Plant QatarGas301
13Qafco-V power plantGas200
14Al Saliyah GT Power Plant QatarGas134
15Doha South Super GT Power Plant QatarGas67

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Qatar?

There are 15 power plants in Qatar in this open dataset, with about 15,870 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Qatar?

Ras Laffan C (Ras Qartas) CCGT Power Plant Qatar is the largest at about 2,732 MW (gas).

What fuels generate electricity in Qatar?

The most common plant type in this dataset is gas (15 plants), across 1 fuel types in total.

How clean is Qatar's electricity grid?

Qatar's grid carbon intensity is about 582 gCO₂/kWh, with 4.1% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).