Saudi Arabia

Electricity Generation Station in North Buraidah — 90 MW Oil

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Electricity Generation Station in North Buraidah is a 90 MW oil power plant located in Saudi Arabia. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
90 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2014

Year online

Owner
Saudi Electricity Company

Operator

Location
26.40, 43.94

Coordinates

Insights

#108
largest in Saudi Arabia
#491
largest Oil worldwide
#10,694
largest worldwide
2014
17 yrs newer than avg
46
operated by Saudi Electricity Company
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
90 MW
Commissioned
2014
Status
Operational
Owner
Saudi Electricity Company
Country
Saudi Arabia
Coordinates
26.402, 43.945

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
204,984 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
6,149,520 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

44,562
cars / year
27,331
homes / year
9,317,455
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

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About this plant

محطة توليد الكهرباء في شمال بريدة is a 90 MW oil-fired power plant in Saudi Arabia, operated by Saudi Electricity Company.

Ranked #60 of 79 oil plants in Saudi Arabia, it accounts for 0.14% of the country’s total oil capacity of 66,128 MW. The largest oil plant in Saudi Arabia is SHAIBA (SEC) at 6,794 MW, making this facility 75.4 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include QASSIM CENTRAL (1,610.68 MW, Oil), الشركة السعودية للكهرباء (1,083 MW, Oil), and BURAIDAH (104.5 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Al-Qassim Province, approximately 350 km northwest of Riyadh.

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