What ranks first in largest power plants in saudi arabia by capacity?

SHAIBA (SEC) (Saudi Arabia) ranks #1 with 6,794 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 156 power plants in Saudi Arabia.

Which plants make the top three?

1. SHAIBA (SEC) (6,794); 2. Qurayyah Thermal power plant (6,275.2); 3. RABIGH (4,480).

Largest power plants in Saudi Arabia by capacity

#	Plant	Fuel	Country	MW
1	SHAIBA (SEC)	Oil	Saudi Arabia	6,794
2	Qurayyah Thermal power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	6,275.2
3	RABIGH	Oil	Saudi Arabia	4,480
4	GHAZLAN	Gas	Saudi Arabia	4,256
5	Hajr for Electricity Production Co. Station	Gas	Saudi Arabia	4,098
6	QURAYYAH- CC	Gas	Saudi Arabia	4,098
7	Jizan IGCC power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	3,850
8	Riyadh 9	Oil	Saudi Arabia	3,760
9	Nairyah IPP Power Plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	3,600
10	Riyadh 16 power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	3,600
11	Rumah IPP Power Plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	3,600
12	Taiba Independent Power Plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	3,600
13	Riyadh 10	Oil	Saudi Arabia	3,160.6
14	RABIGH-2	Oil	Saudi Arabia	2,800
15	MARAFIQ IWPP (1)	Gas	Saudi Arabia	2,744
16	MARAFIQ Independent Water and power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	2,740
17	JEDDAH SOUTH	Oil	Saudi Arabia	2,640
18	Shuqaiq Steam Power Plant	Oil	Saudi Arabia	2,640
19	QURAYYAH -STEAM	Gas	Saudi Arabia	2,500
20	Al-Rais power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	2,400
21	Riyadh 8	Gas	Saudi Arabia	2,089.8
22	Rabigh 2 IPP power station	Gas	Saudi Arabia	2,059.5
23	Riyadh 12	Gas	Saudi Arabia	2,055.6
24	Al-Qassim power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	2,027
25	Jeddah PP3 power plant	Oil	Saudi Arabia	1,987.5
26	Riyadh City-14 power station	Gas	Saudi Arabia	1,980
27	JEDDAH NO.3	Oil	Saudi Arabia	1,808
28	Riyadh PP11 power station	Gas	Saudi Arabia	1,805
29	Riyadh City-13 power station	Gas	Saudi Arabia	1,800
30	Riyadh 11	Oil	Saudi Arabia	1,756
31	QASSIM CENTRAL	Oil	Saudi Arabia	1,610.7
32	Faras power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	1,610
33	JUBAIL (SWCC)	Gas	Saudi Arabia	1,570
34	Jizan Central power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	1,556
35	JAZAN	Oil	Saudi Arabia	1,520.9
36	Fadhili cogeneration power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	1,520
37	Shaybah Gas power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	1,500
38	RAS Al Khair	Gas	Saudi Arabia	1,460
39	Wasit Gas Plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	1,412
40	Riyadh 7	Gas	Saudi Arabia	1,315.6
41	FARAS	Gas	Saudi Arabia	1,244
42	RABEC P/P	Oil	Saudi Arabia	1,204
43	Shuaibah Independent Water and Power Project	Oil	Saudi Arabia	1,200
44	SHAIBA	Oil	Saudi Arabia	1,190.7
45	Alkhobar	Oil	Saudi Arabia	1,190
46	Waad Al Shamal power station	Gas	Saudi Arabia	1,190
47	SHEDGUM	Gas	Saudi Arabia	1,100.5
48	Hail-2 power plant	Oil	Saudi Arabia	1,052.3
49	SHUQAIQ IWPP	Oil	Saudi Arabia	1,020
50	Shuqaiq 2 Independent Water and Power Project	Oil	Saudi Arabia	1,020
51	TABUK-2	Oil	Saudi Arabia	985.4
52	Tanajib Cogeneration and Desalination power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	940
53	JEDDAH (SWCC)	Oil	Saudi Arabia	931
54	SHUAIBA (SWCC)	Oil	Saudi Arabia	910.8
55	YANBU PLANT	Oil	Saudi Arabia	865.8
56	RABIGH IWSPP	Oil	Saudi Arabia	830
57	Petro-Rabigh Independent Water Steam and Power Project	Oil	Saudi Arabia	830
58	YANBU PLANT 2	Oil	Saudi Arabia	825
59	Yanbu 2 power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	825
60	Shuaiba SWCC power plant	Oil	Saudi Arabia	810
61	MAKKAH	Oil	Saudi Arabia	795.6
62	HAIL2	Oil	Saudi Arabia	794.2
63	TIHAMA	Oil	Saudi Arabia	742.8
64	ASIR	Oil	Saudi Arabia	695.8
65	SHAYBAH NGL PLANT	Other	Saudi Arabia	636
66	Riyadh 5	Oil	Saudi Arabia	608
67	Riyadh 5 power plant	Oil	Saudi Arabia	606.4
68	Green Duba ISCC power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	550
69	AL-QURAYYAT	Oil	Saudi Arabia	532.7
70	YANBU (SWCC)	Oil	Saudi Arabia	519.8
71	Tehama Central power station	Gas	Saudi Arabia	509.2
72	JUAYMAH CO-GENERATION GAS PLANT	Gas	Saudi Arabia	496.7
73	SHEDGUM CO-GENERATION GAS PLANT	Gas	Saudi Arabia	496.7
74	UTHMANIYAH CO-GENERATION GAS PLANT	Gas	Saudi Arabia	496.7
75	Juaymah cogeneration Gas power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	496.7
76	Shedgum cogeneration Gas power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	496.7
77	Asir Central power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	432
78	Manifa cogeneration power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	420
79	ARAR	Oil	Saudi Arabia	408.6
80	DAMMAM	Gas	Saudi Arabia	397.9
81	Manifa CO-GENERATION PLANT	Gas	Saudi Arabia	374.5
82	Khursaniyah	Gas	Saudi Arabia	370
83	NAJRAN	Oil	Saudi Arabia	370
84	BISHA	Oil	Saudi Arabia	364.6
85	Abqaiq cogeneration power station	Gas	Saudi Arabia	360
86	AL-JOUF	Oil	Saudi Arabia	348
87	Riyadh 4	Oil	Saudi Arabia	336.6
88	UTHMANIYAH	Gas	Saudi Arabia	320
89	Jafurah Cogeneration power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	320
90	RAFHA	Oil	Saudi Arabia	305.6
91	BERI GP	Gas	Saudi Arabia	298
92	Berri Gas power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	298
93	Yamama power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	292.5
94	KING KHALID MC	Oil	Saudi Arabia	286.3
95	TABUK BASE	Oil	Saudi Arabia	286.2
96	Rafha power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	285.5
97	FARAS ARAMCO	Gas	Saudi Arabia	281
98	MADINAH - 2	Oil	Saudi Arabia	270.1
99	AL WAJH	Oil	Saudi Arabia	263.4
100	SHAROURA	Oil	Saudi Arabia	261.5
101	JUBAIL COGEN (JEC)	Gas	Saudi Arabia	250
102	Jubail cogeneration power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	250
103	Saudi Cement power plant	Oil	Saudi Arabia	220.9
104	Hofuf	Gas	Saudi Arabia	215.1
105	BERI (SEC)	Gas	Saudi Arabia	195
106	Hofuf	Oil	Saudi Arabia	189
107	DUBA	Oil	Saudi Arabia	185
108	AL-QAYSUMAH	Oil	Saudi Arabia	181.8
109	ABQ PP	Gas	Saudi Arabia	162
110	Hawiyah cogeneration power station	Gas	Saudi Arabia	160
111	JEDDAH NO.2	Oil	Saudi Arabia	157.9
112	RAS AL-KHAFJI ARAMCO	Other	Saudi Arabia	153.5
113	RAS TANURA CO-GENERATION PLANT	Gas	Saudi Arabia	153
114	Yanbu Cement power plant	Oil	Saudi Arabia	152.1
115	AL-SHUQAIQ-1	Other	Saudi Arabia	151
116	Ras Tanura Tihama power station	Gas	Saudi Arabia	150
117	Karan Gas power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	150
118	QATIF G-1	Gas	Saudi Arabia	144
119	QAISUMAH	Oil	Saudi Arabia	143.8
120	Riyadh Cement Company power plant	Oil	Saudi Arabia	142.8
121	Sharurah power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	128
122	TAIF	Oil	Saudi Arabia	126.6
123	ABQAIQ FIELD	Gas	Saudi Arabia	126
124	Altaaqa 4 Mobile power plant	Oil	Saudi Arabia	125
125	JUAYMAH	Gas	Saudi Arabia	121.2
126	Juba power plant	Gas	Saudi Arabia	117.1
127	Altaaqa 2 Mobile power plant	Oil	Saudi Arabia	110
128	BURAIDAH	Oil	Saudi Arabia	104.5
129	TABARJAL	Oil	Saudi Arabia	103
130	LAYLA	Oil	Saudi Arabia	102
131	TABUK-1	Oil	Saudi Arabia	102
132	Altaaqa 1 Mobile power plant	Oil	Saudi Arabia	95
133	Jizan Cement Company power plant	Oil	Saudi Arabia	87.4
134	YANBU (ARAM)	Gas	Saudi Arabia	82.5
135	ALBAHA	Oil	Saudi Arabia	81
136	Al-Tuwairqi power plant	Oil	Saudi Arabia	78
137	SAFANIYAH	Gas	Saudi Arabia	75
138	Riyadh 3	Oil	Saudi Arabia	70
139	RIYADH REF	Gas	Saudi Arabia	66
140	Tehama Cement Power Plant	Oil	Saudi Arabia	65.7
141	MADINAH - 1	Oil	Saudi Arabia	60.2
142	Mansourah Massarah power plant	Oil	Saudi Arabia	57.6
143	Ain Dar	Gas	Saudi Arabia	55
144	AL-Sadiya Cement power plant	Oil	Saudi Arabia	55
145	YANBU (SEC)	Oil	Saudi Arabia	54.3
146	Hail Cement Company power plant	Oil	Saudi Arabia	51.8
147	Waad Al Shamal ISCC	Solar	Saudi Arabia	50
148	HAIL1	Oil	Saudi Arabia	48.4
149	Duba 1 ISCC	Solar	Saudi Arabia	43
150	Al Khafji	Solar	Saudi Arabia	20
151	TABUK-3	Oil	Saudi Arabia	20
152	TABUK-4	Oil	Saudi Arabia	20
153	Power Station (Paper Factory)	Oil	Saudi Arabia	15.6
154	Dhahran	Solar	Saudi Arabia	10.5
155	Layla	Solar	Saudi Arabia	10
156	Kapsarc	Solar	Saudi Arabia	3.5

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Largest power plants in Saudi Arabia by capacity

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