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Power Plants in Iraq

Iraq has 153 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 29th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.5% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 73 operating and 77 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 49.2 GW across 73 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Besmaya power station (4.8 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) (104), Ministry of Oil (Iraq) (6) and Masdar Clean Energy (5) — Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) alone is named on 68% of them. Half of Iraq's power plants in service predate 2013 (median commissioning year of the 58 with a known date), 24 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is South Baghdad Thermal power plant, dating from 1958. 77 are in the pipeline, led by Al-Khairat Thermal power station (4.0 GW), under construction. They account for 47% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Iraq.

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153
Power Plant in Iraq
#29
of 155 countries
49.2 GW
Operating capacity
77
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Iraq

Who owns Iraq'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 2013 · oldest South Baghdad Thermal power plant (1958) · newest Baghdad Waste to Energy power station (2025) · 58 of 153 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Iraq?
OverWatts maps 153 power plants in Iraq — 0.5% of the world's mapped total, the 29th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Iraq?
Besmaya power station, at 4.8 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Iraq's power plants have?
About 49.2 GW operating across 73 plants, with a further 60.7 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 Iraq?
Ministry of Electricity (Iraq) is named as owner or operator on the most — 104 of 153 (68%). Next are Ministry of Oil (Iraq) (6), Masdar Clean Energy (5) and Ministry of Electricity (Kurdistan) (5).
How old are Iraq's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2013, across the 58 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is South Baghdad Thermal power plant (1958); 24 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Iraq?
77 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Al-Khairat Thermal power station (4.0 GW), Abu Ghraib power station (3.0 GW) and Al Faw IPP power station (3.0 GW).

Other asset classes in Iraq

Pipeline 64Oil & Gas Field 64Cement Plant 30Interconnector 4Iron & Steel Plant 4Refinery 2LNG Terminal 2Export Terminal 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335