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Power plants in Saudi Arabia

90 power-plant records · 84,342 MW reported capacity

  • Oil 59%
  • Gas 34%
  • Solar 7%
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Saudi Arabia at a glance

Power-plant records
90
Reported capacity
84,342 MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
2.2%
Most records
Oil, Gas
Capital
Riyadh

Records by technology

Counts records, not generation share · coverage & dates

Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.

How electricity works in Saudi Arabia

Single buyerOne state buyer, private generators

Oil and gas supply most power; large solar and wind projects are being added for the 2030 target.

  1. GenerationState utility + private producers
  2. TransmissionOne state buyer
  3. DistributionUtility networks
  4. CustomersRegulated tariffs

Who regulates

  • SERAEnergy regulator

Who controls the grid

Saudi Electricity Company, majority state-owned, owns transmission (National Grid SA) and distribution; SPPC is the principal buyer from new plants.

Markets & power exchanges

Regional grid

  • GCC Interconnection AuthorityRegional grid

    Connected to the Gulf Cooperation Council grid, which links the six Gulf states for emergency support and power trading.

What does “Single buyer” mean?

Independent power producers build plants and sell their output under long-term contracts to one designated state buyer, usually the national utility, which runs the grid and sells to consumers.

References reviewed 2026-09-29. Logos are each organisation’s own site icon, shown to identify it. Selected organisations, not an exhaustive list of licence holders.

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ELECTRICITY IN 2024

How Saudi Arabia generates electricity

Electricity generated454.6 TWh
Renewable share2.2%
Low-carbon share2.2%
Carbon intensity692 gCO₂e/kWh

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

HydroNo data
Wind1.6 TWh
Solar8.2 TWh
Bioenergy0 TWh
Other renewablesNo data
NuclearNo data
Coal0 TWh
Gas288 TWh
Other fossil156.8 TWh

Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

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Geography and data notes

Saudi Arabia is in Western Asia. Its coastal or island geography provides a different setting for electricity infrastructure from inland systems. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.

Capital
Riyadh
Languages
Arabic
Region
Western Asia

Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.

The source inventory contains 90 records for Saudi Arabia. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.

Inventory coverage

90 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.

4 lack an owner/operator; 4 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in Saudi Arabia

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Browse 90 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.

Published selection: 12 records. JavaScript loads the full searchable inventory.

6,794 MW
Owner in source
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
2013
Source status
Operating status unverified
ECRA · historical recordDetails & map
4,348.3 MW
Owner in source
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
2010
Source status
Operating status unverified
ECRA · historical recordDetails & map
4,256 MW
Owner in source
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
2003
Source status
Operating status unverified
ECRA · historical recordDetails & map
3,846 MW
Owner in source
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
2014
Source status
Operating status unverified
ECRA · historical recordDetails & map
3,616.6 MW
Owner in source
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
2008
Source status
Operating status unverified
ECRA · historical recordDetails & map
3,160.61 MW
Owner in source
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
2016
Source status
Operating status unverified
ECRA · historical recordDetails & map
2,941.3 MW
Owner in source
Jubail Water and Power Company
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
2010
Source status
Operating status unverified
ECRA · historical recordDetails & map
2,892 MW
Owner in source
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
2016
Source status
Operating status unverified
ECRA · historical recordDetails & map
2,800 MW
Owner in source
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
2014
Source status
Operating status unverified
ECRA · historical recordDetails & map
2,500 MW
Owner in source
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
1992
Source status
Operating status unverified
ECRA · historical recordDetails & map
2,071.92 MW
Owner in source
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
2008
Source status
Operating status unverified
ECRA · historical recordDetails & map

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