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Power Plants in United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates has 62 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 53rd-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 39 operating and 20 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 58.0 GW across 39 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Barakah nuclear power plant (5.7 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Dubai Electricity and Water Authority PJSC (12), Emirates Water and Electricity Company PJSC (6) and Masdar Clean Energy (6) — Dubai Electricity and Water Authority PJSC alone is named on 19% of them. Half of United Arab Emirates's power plants in service predate 2011 (median commissioning year of the 38 with a known date), 12 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Emirates Global Aluminum Smelter power station, dating from 1979. 20 are in the pipeline, led by Masdar-Abu Dhabi solar farm (5.2 GW), under construction. They account for 33% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in United Arab Emirates.

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62
Power Plant in United Arab Emirates
#53
of 155 countries
58.0 GW
Operating capacity
20
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in United Arab Emirates

Who owns United Arab Emirates's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2011 · oldest Emirates Global Aluminum Smelter power station (1979) · newest Al Hattawi Dam hydroelectric plant (2025) · 38 of 62 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in United Arab Emirates?
OverWatts maps 62 power plants in United Arab Emirates — 0.2% of the world's mapped total, the 53rd-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in United Arab Emirates?
Barakah nuclear power plant, at 5.7 GW, operated by Nawah Energy.
How much power-generation capacity do United Arab Emirates's power plants have?
About 58.0 GW operating across 39 plants, with a further 32.6 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in United Arab Emirates?
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority PJSC is named as owner or operator on the most — 12 of 62 (19%). Next are Emirates Water and Electricity Company PJSC (6), Masdar Clean Energy (6) and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (5).
How old are United Arab Emirates's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2011, across the 38 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Emirates Global Aluminum Smelter power station (1979); 12 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in United Arab Emirates?
20 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Masdar-Abu Dhabi solar farm (5.2 GW), Al-Nouf Power Plant (3.3 GW) and Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park (3.2 GW).

Other asset classes in United Arab Emirates

Oil & Gas Field 46Pipeline 32Cement Plant 21LNG Terminal 12Export Terminal 3Iron & Steel Plant 3Interconnector 2Data Centre 2Storage / Tank Farm 2Refinery 1Oil / Commodity Contract 1Chemical Plant 1

Power Plants in other countries

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