title: List of power stations in the United Arab Emirates
text: # List of power stations in the United Arab Emirates
  
  The following page lists power stations in United Arab Emirates.
  
  ## Fossil fuel
  
  ### Gas turbines
  
  | Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Year completed | Ref |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Shuweihat | Jebel Dhana | 1,615 | 2003–2005 | [1] [2] |
  | Al Taweelah | Al Samha | 4,696 | 1989–2009 | |
  | Aweer/Ameer | Dubai | 1,846 | 1997–2009 | |
  | Jebel Ali | Dubai | | | |
  | Qidfa | Fujairah | | | |
  | Umm Al Nar | Abu Dhabi | 2,746 | 1979–2007 | |
  | Fujairah F1 Independent Water and Power Plant | Fujairah | 2,000 | 2004 | |
  
  ### Oil and gas-fired thermal plant
  
  To be converted to combined-cycle gas turbine technology to enhance efficiency and reduce emissions.
  
  | Plant | Location | Capacity (MW) | Year completed | Ref |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Madinat Zayed | Madinat Zayed | 118 | 1991–1993 | |
  
  ## Nuclear
  
  | Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Year completed | Ref |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Barakah | 23°58′04″N 52°13′54″E﻿ / ﻿23.96778°N 52.23167°E﻿ / 23.96778; 52.23167 | 5,600 | | |
  
  ## Renewable
  
  ### Solar photovoltaic
  
  | Name | Location | Capacity $MW_p$ or $MW_{AC}$ (*) | Annual Output GWh | Land Size km² | Year completed | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Shams | Madinat Zayed, Abu Dhabi | 100 | | 2.5 | 2013 | Concentrated Solar Power - Parabolic Trough Collectors |
  | Noor Abu Dhabi | 24°24′11″N 55°16′07″E﻿ / ﻿24.40306°N 55.26861°E﻿ / 24.40306; 55.26861﻿ (Noor Abu Dhabi)Sweihan | 1,177 | | 8 | 2019 | Located at Sweihan. |
  | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park | 24°45′N 55°23′E﻿ / ﻿24.750°N 55.383°E﻿ / 24.750; 55.383﻿ (Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park) | 1,013 (As of November 2020) | 460 (As of November 2020) | 77 (As of November 2020) | 2013–2021 | Phase I completed in 2013, followed by Phase II and III. Phase IV (including 250 MW PV) is under construction, 950 MW Phase V is planned. |
  | Al Dhafra Solar | Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi | 2,000 | | 20 | 2022 | About 35km south of Abu Dhabi City. Lowest solar energy tariff in the world - AED4.97 fils/kWh (US1.35 cents/kWh). Bifacial crystalline technology. |
  
  ## Storage
  
  Pumped hydroelectric
  
  | Name | Location | Capacity $MW_p$ or $MW_{AC}$ (*) | Annual Output GWh | Land Size km² | Year completed | Notes | Ref |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Hatta Hydroelectric Power Plant | | 250 | | | 2024 | | |
  