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English Riyadh 3 is a 70 MW oil power plant located in Saudi Arabia. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
Insights
Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Oil
- Capacity
- 70 MW
- Commissioned
- 1972
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Saudi Electricity Company (SEC)
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Coordinates
- 24.650, 46.728
Estimated Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~30 yrs
gCO₂ per kWh
Annual emissions equal to
Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator
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About this plant
Riyadh 3 is a 70 MW oil-fired power plant in Saudi Arabia, operated by the Saudi Electricity Company since 1972.
Ranked #62 of 79 oil plants in Saudi Arabia. Its 70 MW represents 0.11% of Saudi Arabia’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 97.1 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Riyadh Power Plant 9 (5,980 MW, Gas), Riyadh Power Plant 10 (4,600 MW, Gas), and Riyadh 9 (3,616.6 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Riyadh Province, approximately 40 km northeast of Riyadh city.
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