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Power Plants in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has 90 power plants on the map, adding up to about 84 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is oil. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.
POWER PLANTS90
TOTAL CAPACITY84 GW
MOST COMMON FUELOil
By fuel
How Saudi Arabia’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.
Oil53 · 59% · 50 GW
Gas31 · 34% · 35 GW
Solar6 · 7% · 138 MW
Largest power plants in Saudi Arabia
The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.
6,794 MWSHAIBA (SEC)Oil2013
4,348 MWRABIGHOil2010
4,256 MWGHAZLANGas2003
4,098 MWHajr for Electricity Production Co. StationGas2014
3,846 MWQURAYYAH- CCGas2014
3,617 MWRiyadh 9Oil2008
3,161 MWRiyadh 10Oil2016
2,941 MWMARAFIQ IWPP (1)Gas2010
2,892 MWJEDDAH SOUTHOil2016
2,800 MWRABIGH-2Oil2014
2,500 MWQURAYYAH -STEAMGas1992
2,072 MWRiyadh 8Gas2008
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