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Power plants in Saudi Arabia

Name: Power plants in Saudi Arabia
Creator: PowerAtlas
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A directory of 156 power plants in Saudi Arabia with a combined installed capacity of 134,666 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

156power plants

134,666MW total capacity

4fuel types

93with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Saudi Arabia)

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

Saudi Arabia electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2024)

692gCO₂/kWh grid intensity

2.2%low-carbon electricity

2.2%renewables

97.8%fossil fuels

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

The state of Saudi Arabia’s power emissions

Across the 93 Saudi Arabia power plants carrying an asset-level CO₂ figure in this open dataset, total emissions are about 286 Mt CO₂/yr. The single largest emitter, SHAIBA (oil), accounts for about 8% of that 93-plant reported subset (not of the whole country). The top three owners — Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Saudi Electricity Co, Shuaibah Water and Electricity Company — control roughly 67% of that 93-plant reported subset. Most of these plants sit in a arid Köppen climate zone.

Largest emitters (Mt CO₂/yr)

Emissions by owner (Mt CO₂/yr)

CO₂ — measured (US EPA / EU ETS) or modelled (Climate TRACE), per plant · backbone WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0) · climate: Köppen-Geiger (WorldClim). CC BY 4.0.

Largest plants in Saudi Arabia

#	Plant	Fuel	MW
1	SHAIBA (SEC)	Oil	6,794
2	Qurayyah Thermal power plant	Gas	6,275
3	RABIGH	Oil	4,480
4	GHAZLAN	Gas	4,256
5	Hajr for Electricity Production Co. Station	Gas	4,098
6	QURAYYAH- CC	Gas	4,098
7	Jizan IGCC power plant	Gas	3,850
8	Riyadh 9	Oil	3,760
9	Riyadh 10	Oil	3,161
10	RABIGH-2	Oil	2,800
11	MARAFIQ IWPP (1)	Gas	2,744
12	MARAFIQ Independent Water and power plant	Gas	2,740
13	JEDDAH SOUTH	Oil	2,640
14	Shuqaiq Steam Power Plant	Oil	2,640
15	QURAYYAH -STEAM	Gas	2,500
16	Riyadh 8	Gas	2,090
17	Rabigh 2 IPP power station	Gas	2,060
18	Riyadh 12	Gas	2,056
19	Al-Qassim power plant	Gas	2,027
20	Jeddah PP3 power plant	Oil	1,988

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Browse by fuel

Oil (76)Gas (65)

Power plants in Saudi Arabia by region

Eastern Province (50)Ar Riyad (24)Makkah (19)

Cite this

Inzonex PowerAtlas (2026). Asset-level power-plant CO2 emissions — Saudi Arabia. Derived from WRI GPPD, Climate TRACE, US EPA GHGRP and EU ETS (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/poweratlas/saudi-arabia/

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Saudi Arabia?

There are 150 current or operating power-plant records in Saudi Arabia in this open dataset, with about 134,666 MW of capacity. Historical and pipeline records remain available separately.

What is the largest power plant in Saudi Arabia?

SHAIBA (SEC) is the largest at about 6,794 MW (oil).

What fuels generate electricity in Saudi Arabia?

The most common plant type in this dataset is oil (76 plants), across 4 fuel types in total.

How clean is Saudi Arabia's electricity grid?

Saudi Arabia's grid carbon intensity is about 692 gCO₂/kWh, with 2.2% 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)).