United Arab Emirates

Al Ain Power Station— 256 MW Natural Gas

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The Al Ain Power Station is a key infrastructure asset in United Arab Emirates's power generation grid, located on the continent of Asia. Designated as a fossil fuel electricity generation station, the facility features an installed capacity of 256 MW. Its primary operation relies on harnessing gas energy resources to generate bulk electricity. Operational management and ownership of the facility are handled by the شركة المرفأ للطاقة, which oversees daily maintenance and grid dispatch integration. The facility was officially connected to the commercial grid in 2010, since which it has maintained regular output, playing a structured role in domestic power supply security. In terms of domestic production capacity within United Arab Emirates, Al Ain Power Station occupies the #40 position among all operational gas power plants. Its 256 MW capacity represents a 0.34% share of United Arab Emirates's total installed gas generating capacity, which currently stands at 74,877 MW. The largest operational gas installation in United Arab Emirates is the Jebel Ali Power Station with an output of 9,547 MW, making the Al Ain Power Station approximately 37.3 times smaller by comparison. Across all fuel types and electricity generation technologies country-wide, this facility accounts for 0.2726% of United Arab Emirates's aggregate generation capacity of 93,902 MW. Based on historical capacity factors characteristic of gas power plants (modeled at 40% for analysis), the facility's expected annual electricity generation is calculated at approximately 897,024 MWh. Applying domestic consumption statistics where an average household in United Arab Emirates consumes 3 MWh of electricity annually, this level of production is sufficient to meet the energy demands of roughly 299,008 homes. By utilizing traditional thermal power processes, the station delivers reliable dispatchable energy to the grid, supporting grid resilience during periods of low renewable resource availability and satisfying industrial base-load demands. The physical site of the station is located at geographic coordinates 24.2359° latitude and 55.7466° longitude. Analysis of local grid infrastructure shows a density of other assets within a 50-kilometer radius. These nearby facilities include the Noor Abu Dhabi Solar Energy (solar, 1177 MW), the Noor Abu Dhabi (solar, 935 MW), the solar (solar, 0 MW), representing a cluster of localized power assets. This geographic placement is vital for reinforcing regional distribution infrastructure and minimizing transmission line losses across this sector of United Arab Emirates.