Power plants in United Arab Emirates
A directory of 60 power plants in United Arab Emirates with a combined installed capacity of 59,264 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.
Power mix by fuel (United Arab Emirates)
Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
United Arab Emirates electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2024)
Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).
The state of United Arab Emirates’s power emissions
Across the 26 United Arab Emirates power plants carrying an asset-level CO₂ figure in this open dataset, total emissions are about 66.7 Mt CO₂/yr. The single largest emitter, Taweelah A1 (gas), accounts for about 12% of that 26-plant reported subset (not of the whole country). The top three owners — SEWA, Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC, Gulf Total Tractebel Power Company ADWEA — control roughly 42% of that 26-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 United Arab Emirates
| # | Plant | Fuel | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barakah nuclear power plant | Nuclear | 5,668 |
| 2 | Shuweihat S1 | Gas | 4,889 |
| 3 | Emirates Aluminum Smelter Complex power station | Gas | 3,440 |
| 4 | Emirates Global Aluminum Smelter power station | Gas | 2,718 |
| 5 | APC UAN | Gas | 2,430 |
| 6 | Hassyan Clean-Coal Power Project | Gas | 2,400 |
| 7 | Fujairah F3 Integrated Water and power plant | Gas | 2,400 |
| 8 | Al Nakheel power station | Gas | 2,353 |
| 9 | TAPCO | Gas | 2,200 |
| 10 | FAPCO (Fuj F2) | Gas | 2,166 |
| 11 | Jebel Ali "M" | Gas | 2,060 |
| 12 | Al Aweer H Power and Desalination Station | Gas | 1,996 |
| 13 | Ras al-Khaimah power station | Coal | 1,800 |
| 14 | New Mirfah (MIPCO) | Gas | 1,728 |
| 15 | Taweelah A1 | Gas | 1,672 |
| 16 | Mirfa Independent Water and Power Project | Gas | 1,523 |
| 17 | Jebel Ali "L" - Ph ll | Gas | 1,393 |
| 18 | Wasit Power Station (WPS) | Gas | 1,182 |
| 19 | Jebel Ali "D" | Gas | 1,027 |
| 20 | Ajman Coal power station | Coal | 1,000 |
Power plants in United Arab Emirates by region
Cite this
Inzonex PowerAtlas (2026). Asset-level power-plant CO2 emissions — United Arab Emirates. Derived from WRI GPPD, Climate TRACE, US EPA GHGRP and EU ETS (CC BY 4.0). https://inzonex.co.uk/poweratlas/united-arab-emirates/
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Frequently asked questions
How many power plants are in United Arab Emirates?
There are 55 current or operating power-plant records in United Arab Emirates in this open dataset, with about 59,264 MW of capacity. Historical and pipeline records remain available separately.
What is the largest power plant in United Arab Emirates?
Barakah nuclear power plant is the largest at about 5,668 MW (nuclear).
What fuels generate electricity in United Arab Emirates?
The most common plant type in this dataset is gas (39 plants), across 6 fuel types in total.
How clean is United Arab Emirates's electricity grid?
United Arab Emirates's grid carbon intensity is about 468 gCO₂/kWh, with 31.7% 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)).