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Power Plants in Yemen

Yemen has 11 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 119th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 8 operating and 3 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 1.6 GW across 8 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Marib power station (468 MW).

The largest owner-operators are Ministry of Electricity and Energy (Yemen) (4), Masila Petroleum Exploration & Production Co (3) and Public Electricity Corp (3) — Ministry of Electricity and Energy (Yemen) alone is named on 36% of them. Half of Yemen's power plants in service predate 2010 (median commissioning year of the 8 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Al-Mansoura power station, dating from 1982. 3 are in the pipeline, led by Daewoo-Aden power station (450 MW), under construction. They account for 42% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Yemen.

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11
Power Plant in Yemen
#119
of 155 countries
1.6 GW
Operating capacity
3
In construction / proposed

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Who owns Yemen'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 2010 · oldest Al-Mansoura power station (1982) · newest Aden solar farm (2024) · 8 of 11 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Yemen?
OverWatts maps 11 power plants in Yemen — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 119th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Yemen?
Marib power station, at 468 MW.
How much power-generation capacity do Yemen's power plants have?
About 1.6 GW operating across 8 plants, with a further 806 MW 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 Yemen?
Ministry of Electricity and Energy (Yemen) is named as owner or operator on the most — 4 of 11 (36%). Next are Masila Petroleum Exploration & Production Co (3), Public Electricity Corp (3) and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co (1).
How old are Yemen's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2010, across the 8 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Al-Mansoura power station (1982); 3 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Yemen?
3 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Daewoo-Aden power station (450 MW), Aden power station (236 MW) and Aden solar farm (120 MW).

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Power Plants in other countries

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