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Power Plants in Iraq

Iraq has 28 power plants on the map, adding up to about 18 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is gas. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.

POWER PLANTS28

TOTAL CAPACITY18 GW

MOST COMMON FUELGas

By fuel

How Iraq’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.

Gas14 · 50% · 10 GW

Hydro8 · 29% · 3 GW

Oil6 · 21% · 6 GW

Largest power plants in Iraq

The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.

2,100 MWAl-ShemalOil1988

1,643 MWAl-AnbarGas2016

1,500 MWErbilGas2012

1,280 MWAl-MussaibOil2013

1,250 MWShatt Al-BasraGas2013

1,052 MWMosul DamHydro1986

1,000 MWDuhokGas

800 MWAl-HarthaOil1979

728 MWAl-MansuryaGas2013

720 MWBaijiOil

660 MWHaditha DamHydro1987

646 MWSouth Baghdad 1Gas2004

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