Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).
| # | Plant | Fuel | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laayoune Diesel power plant | Oil | 72 |
| 2 | Dakhla IC Power Plant Western Sahara | Oil | 23 |
There are 2 power plants in Western Sahara in this open dataset, with about 95 MW of total capacity.
Laayoune Diesel power plant is the largest at about 72 MW (oil).
The most common plant type in this dataset is oil (2 plants), across 1 fuel types in total.
Western Sahara's grid carbon intensity is about 667 gCO₂/kWh, with 0.0% 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)).
Power plants in Western Sahara