List of power stations in the United Arab Emirates

The following page lists power stations in United Arab Emirates.

Legend

  Facilities under construction
  Planned facilities
  Decommissioned facilities (year)

Fossil fuel

Gas turbines

Name Location Capacity (MW) Year completed Ref
Shuweihat Jebel Dhana 1,615 2003–2005 [1][2]
Al Taweelah Al Samha 4,696 1989–2009 [1]
Aweer/Ameer Dubai 1,846 1997–2009 [1]
Jebel Ali Dubai [1]
Qidfa Fujairah [1]
Umm Al Nar Abu Dhabi 2,746 1979–2007 [1]
Fujairah F1 Independent Water and Power Plant Fujairah 2,000 2004 [citation needed]

Oil and gas-fired thermal plant

To be converted to combined-cycle gas turbine technology to enhance efficiency and reduce emissions.[citation needed]

Plant Location Capacity (MW) Year completed Ref
Madinat Zayed Madinat Zayed 118 1991–1993 [3][4]

Nuclear

Name Location Capacity (MW) Year completed Ref
Barakah 23°58′04″N 52°13′54″E / 23.96778°N 52.23167°E / 23.96778; 52.23167 5,600 2024 [5]

Renewable

Solar

Name Location Capacity

MWp or MWAC (*)

Annual output

GWh

Land

Size km2

Year completed Notes Ref
Shams Madinat Zayed, Abu Dhabi 100 2.5 2013 Concentrated solar power – parabolic trough collectors [6]
Noor Abu Dhabi 24°24′11″N 55°16′07″E / 24.40306°N 55.26861°E / 24.40306; 55.26861 (Noor Abu Dhabi)Sweihan 1,177 8 2019 Located at Sweihan [7][8]
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park 24°45′N 55°23′E / 24.75°N 55.39°E / 24.75; 55.39 2,627 operational, 2,033 under construction (As of February 2024) 77 2013–ongoing World's largest single-site solar park. Phases I-III operational. Phase IV and V under construction. Phase VI (1,800 MW) achieved financial close in February 2024, expected completion 2026. Total capacity to reach 4,660 MW by 2026 and exceed 5,000 MW by 2030. Phase VI achieved record-low LCOE of US$1.6215 cents/kWh. [9]
Al Dhafra Solar Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi 2,000 20 2023 About 35 km south of Abu Dhabi City. World's largest single-site solar plant upon completion. Powers approximately 200,000 homes, displacing 2.4 million tonnes of CO2 annually. Bifacial crystalline technology. [10]
Sir Bani Yas Island Solar Sir Bani Yas Island, Abu Dhabi 14 2023 Part of UAE Wind Program hybrid facility [11]

Wind

Name Location Capacity (MW) Year completed Notes Ref
UAE Wind Program – Sir Bani Yas Island Sir Bani Yas Island, Abu Dhabi 45 2023 Part of the 103.5 MW UAE Wind Program. Hybrid facility with additional 14 MWp solar capacity. [11]
UAE Wind Program – Delma Island Delma Island, Abu Dhabi 27 2023 Part of the 103.5 MW UAE Wind Program. [11]
UAE Wind Program – Al Sila Al Sila, Abu Dhabi 27 2023 Part of the 103.5 MW UAE Wind Program. [11]
UAE Wind Program – Al Halah Al Halah, Fujairah 4.5 2023 Part of the 103.5 MW UAE Wind Program. [11]
Al Sila Wind IPP Al Sila, Abu Dhabi 140 TBA Independent Power Project. RFP issued in 2024, responses due Q2 2025. Expected to power 36,000 homes and displace 190,000 tonnes of CO2 annually. Will double Abu Dhabi's wind capacity to approximately 240 MW. [12]

Storage

Pumped hydroelectric

Name Location Capacity

MWp or MWAC (*)

Annual output

GWh

Land

Size km2

Year completed Notes Ref
Hatta Hydroelectric Power Plant 250 2024 [13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "CCGT Plants in the United Arab Emirates". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ "Shuweihat I Cogen CCGT Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Madinat Zayed Thermal Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  4. ^ "AMPC – Production". www.ampc.ae. Archived from the original on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Barakah 4 landmark announced as World Nuclear Symposium gets under way". World Nuclear News. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Shams 1 – One of the world's largest CSP plants in the world". masdar.ae. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Noor Abu Dhabi solar plant begins commercial operation". Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  8. ^ "World's Largest Solar Power Plant Switched On". Forbes. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park". MBRSIC. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Al Dhafra Solar PV". Masdar. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d e "UAE Wind Program". Masdar. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  12. ^ "EWEC Issues RFP for 140 MW Al Sila Wind Project". Energetica India. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Dubai hydroelectric power station to cost Dh1.4b; Dewa awards contract for Hatta project". Gulf News. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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