Saudi Arabia
power plants.
Saudi Arabia has 90 power plants in our public-data catalog, totalling 84.3 GW of tracked generating capacity. Its grid leans on oil — 58.9% of tracked capacity (49.7 GW), with natural gas a distant second at 40.9%. The largest single plant we track is Shaiba (sec) (6,794 MW, online since 2013).
Saudi Arabia electricity mix
Tracked installed capacity by fuel, from our public-data catalog. Each fuel links to its global page.
Largest plants in Saudi Arabia
Frequently asked questions
Where does Saudi Arabia get its electricity?
Across the 90 plants in our catalog, Saudi Arabia's tracked capacity is led by oil at 58.9% (49.7 GW), then natural gas at 40.9% and solar at 0.2%. These are tracked installed-capacity shares from public datasets, not live generation.
What is the largest power plant in Saudi Arabia?
The largest plant we track in Saudi Arabia is Shaiba (sec), a oil facility with 6,794 MW of capacity (commissioned 2013). Open nrgmap to see it on the map with 89 other Saudi Arabia plants.
How many power plants does Saudi Arabia have?
Our catalog tracks 90 power plants in Saudi Arabia, totalling 84.3 GW. This is a large, representative subset built from sources like WRI, EIA and OpenStreetMap — the true national total, including the smallest installations, is higher.
Can I see Saudi Arabia's power grid on a map?
Yes — open nrgmap at app.nrgmap.com and search Saudi Arabia to fly to it. Every tracked plant is a marker sized by capacity and coloured by fuel, with the national fuel mix in the side panel.