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Power Plants in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has 145 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 32nd-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.5% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 98 operating and 46 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 111 GW across 98 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Ghazlan power plant (4.5 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Saudi Electricity Co (52), ACWA Power Co (29) and Water and Electricity Holding CO (Badeel) (14) — Saudi Electricity Co alone is named on 36% of them. Half of Saudi Arabia's power plants in service predate 2012 (median commissioning year of the 96 with a known date), 35 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Uthmaniyah power station, dating from 1974. 46 are in the pipeline, led by Ghazlan power plant (4.5 GW), under construction. They account for 50% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Saudi Arabia.

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145
Power Plant in Saudi Arabia
#32
of 155 countries
111 GW
Operating capacity
46
In construction / proposed

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Who owns Saudi Arabia'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 2012 · oldest Uthmaniyah power station (1974) · newest Wadi Ad Dawasir Solar PV Plant (2025) · 96 of 145 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Saudi Arabia?
OverWatts maps 145 power plants in Saudi Arabia — 0.5% of the world's mapped total, the 32nd-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Saudi Arabia?
Ghazlan power plant, at 4.5 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Saudi Arabia's power plants have?
About 111 GW operating across 98 plants, with a further 74.4 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 Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Electricity Co is named as owner or operator on the most — 52 of 145 (36%). Next are ACWA Power Co (29), Water and Electricity Holding CO (Badeel) (14) and Saudi Aramco Power Co (13).
How old are Saudi Arabia's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2012, across the 96 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Uthmaniyah power station (1974); 35 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Saudi Arabia?
46 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Ghazlan power plant (4.5 GW), Al-Qassim IPP power plant (3.6 GW) and Nairyah IPP Power Plant (3.6 GW).

Other asset classes in Saudi Arabia

Pipeline 56Oil & Gas Field 31Cement Plant 20Chemical Plant 17Iron & Steel Plant 14Refinery 5Data Centre 2Export Terminal 2

Power Plants in other countries

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