List of power stations in the United Arab Emirates

The following page lists power stations in United Arab Emirates.

Legend

Fossil fuel

Gas turbines

Name Location Capacity (MW) Year completed Shuweihat Jebel Dhana 1,615 20032005 Al Taweelah Al Samha 4,696 19892009 Aweer/Ameer Dubai 1,846 19972009 Jebel Ali Dubai Qidfa Fujairah Umm Al Nar Abu Dhabi 2,746 19792007 Fujairah F1 Independent Water and Power Plant Fujairah 8932004

Oil and gas-fired thermal plant To be converted to combined-cycle gas turbine technology to enhance efficiency and reduce emissions. Plant Location Capacity (MW) Year completed Ref Madinat Zayed Madinat Zayed 118 19911993

Nuclear Name Location Capacity (MW) Year completed Barakah 5,600 2024

Renewable

Solar NameLocationCapacityAnnual output GWhLand Size km2Year completedNotesShamsMadinat Zayed, Abu Dhabi2.52013Concentrated solar power – parabolic trough collectorsNoor Abu DhabiSweihan82019Located at SweihanMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park operational, under construction ()772013ongoingWorld'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.Al Dhafra SolarAl Dhafra, Abu Dhabi202023About 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. Sir Bani Yas Island SolarSir Bani Yas Island, Abu Dhabi2023Part of UAE Wind Program hybrid facility

Wind NameLocationCapacity (MW)Year completedNotesUAE Wind Program – Sir Bani Yas IslandSir Bani Yas Island, Abu Dhabi2023Part of the 103.5 MW UAE Wind Program. Hybrid facility with additional 14 MWp solar capacity.UAE Wind Program – Delma IslandDelma Island, Abu Dhabi2023Part of the 103.5 MW UAE Wind Program.UAE Wind Program – Al SilaAl Sila, Abu Dhabi2023Part of the 103.5 MW UAE Wind Program.UAE Wind Program – Al HalahAl Halah, Fujairah2023Part of the 103.5 MW UAE Wind Program.Al Sila Wind IPPAl Sila, Abu DhabiTBAIndependent 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.

Storage Pumped hydroelectric NameLocationCapacityAnnual output GWhLand Size km2Year completedNotesHatta Hydroelectric Power Plant2502024

See also

List of power stations in Asia

References