| # | Plant | Fuel | Country | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barakah nuclear power plant | Nuclear | United Arab Emirates | 5,668 |
| 2 | Shuweihat S1 | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 4,889 |
| 3 | Emirates Aluminum Smelter Complex power station | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 3,440 |
| 4 | Emirates Global Aluminum Smelter power station | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 2,717.6 |
| 5 | APC UAN | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 2,430 |
| 6 | Hassyan Clean-Coal Power Project | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 2,400 |
| 7 | Fujairah F3 Integrated Water and power plant | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 2,400 |
| 8 | Al Nakheel power station | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 2,353 |
| 9 | TAPCO | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 2,200 |
| 10 | FAPCO (Fuj F2) | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 2,166 |
| 11 | Jebel Ali "M" | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 2,060 |
| 12 | Al Aweer H Power and Desalination Station | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 1,996.1 |
| 13 | Ras al-Khaimah power station | Coal | United Arab Emirates | 1,800 |
| 14 | New Mirfah (MIPCO) | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 1,728 |
| 15 | Taweelah A1 | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 1,672.5 |
| 16 | Mirfa Independent Water and Power Project | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 1,522.8 |
| 17 | Jebel Ali "L" - Ph ll | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 1,393 |
| 18 | Wasit Power Station (WPS) | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 1,182 |
| 19 | Jebel Ali "D" | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 1,027 |
| 20 | Ajman Coal power station | Coal | United Arab Emirates | 1,000 |
| 21 | Jebel Ali "L" - Ph I | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 969 |
| 22 | Jebel Ali "K" | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 948 |
| 23 | Layyah Power Station (LPS) | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 911 |
| 24 | ESWPC (Fuj F1) | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 893 |
| 25 | Aweer "H" - Ph lll | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 818 |
| 26 | Jebel Ali "G" | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 818 |
| 27 | Taweelah A2 | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 760 |
| 28 | HABSHAN-4 | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 760 |
| 29 | Ruwais General Utilities Plant | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 692.8 |
| 30 | Jebel Ali "E" | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 616 |
| 31 | Aweer "H" - Ph l | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 607 |
| 32 | Al Mirfa Power Company | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 551 |
| 33 | Hamriyah Power Station (HPS) | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 504 |
| 34 | Zirku ADMA-OPCO power station | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 330 |
| 35 | MBRSP} IIIB | Solar | United Arab Emirates | 300 |
| 36 | RAK power station | Coal | United Arab Emirates | 270 |
| 37 | HABSHAN-5 IGD | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 256 |
| 38 | MBRSP} II | Solar | United Arab Emirates | 220 |
| 39 | MBRSP} IIIA | Solar | United Arab Emirates | 200 |
| 40 | zawra | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 200 |
| 41 | Al Ain power station | Other | United Arab Emirates | 192 |
| 42 | ASAB ADNOC | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 191.7 |
| 43 | Dubai Waste Management Centre power station | Biomass | United Arab Emirates | 190 |
| 44 | DAS ISLAND LNG PLANT | Other | United Arab Emirates | 177.6 |
| 45 | Khorfakkan Station (KHPS) | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 144 |
| 46 | BU HASA GASCO | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 138.1 |
| 47 | Ajman | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 116 |
| 48 | MADINET ZAYED | Other | United Arab Emirates | 114.6 |
| 49 | KALBA | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 109 |
| 50 | Shams | Solar | United Arab Emirates | 100 |
| 51 | Al Hamra Independent Power Plant | Gas | United Arab Emirates | 60 |
| 52 | Sharjah Waste-to-Energy Plant | Biomass | United Arab Emirates | 30 |
| 53 | Al Qusais Landfill power station | Biomass | United Arab Emirates | 12 |
| 54 | Masdar City PV plant | Solar | United Arab Emirates | 10 |
| 55 | Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Phase 1 | Solar | United Arab Emirates | 10 |
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.
Frequently asked questions
What ranks first in largest power plants in united arab emirates by capacity?
Barakah nuclear power plant (United Arab Emirates) ranks #1 with 5,668 mw.
How many power plants are in this ranking?
This ranking covers 55 power plants in United Arab Emirates.
Which plants make the top three?
1. Barakah nuclear power plant (5,668); 2. Shuweihat S1 (4,889); 3. Emirates Aluminum Smelter Complex power station (3,440).
