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Power Plants in Kuwait

Kuwait has 9 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 PLANTS9

TOTAL CAPACITY18 GW

MOST COMMON FUELGas

By fuel

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

Gas8 · 89% · 18 GW

Solar1 · 11% · 10 MW

Largest power plants in Kuwait

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

5,805 MWAz Zour South CCGTGas

5,367 MWSabiyaGas

2,543 MWDoha WestGas2008

1,158 MWDoha EastGas

1,100 MWAz Zour NorthGas

875 MWShuiba NorthGas

720 MWShuiba SPSSGas

252 MWShuwaikhGas2007

10 MWUmm GudairSolar

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