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Power Plants in Libya

Libya has 12 power plants on the map, adding up to about 6 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 PLANTS12

TOTAL CAPACITY6 GW

MOST COMMON FUELGas

By fuel

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

Gas9 · 75% · 6 GW

Oil3 · 25% · 315 MW

Largest power plants in Libya

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

1,440 MWAz ZawiyahGas2003

1,040 MWNorth Benghazi Station 1Gas1979

1,000 MWAl KhumsGas1995

624 MWWestern Mountain Station- RuwaisGas2005

500 MWMisrataGas2010

480 MWDouble Corner Power Station 1Gas2000

350 MWGulf of SirteGas2016

335 MWZuenitaGas1994

185 MWWest TripoliOil1976

147 MWSouth TripoliGas1994

65 MWDerna Steam StationOil1985

65 MWTobruk Steam StationOil1985

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