Sabiya Power Plant
| Sabiya Power Plant | |||
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 33 '58 " N , 48 ° 10' 10" E | ||
| country | Kuwait | ||
| Waters | Persian Gulf | ||
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| Type | Oil / gas power plant | ||
| Primary energy | Fossil energy | ||
| fuel | Petroleum , natural gas | ||
| power | 2700 MW electric | ||
| owner | Country | ||
| Project start | 1996 | ||
| Start of operations | 2000 | ||
The Sabiya Power Plant is a power plant in Kuwait that is located on a headland across from Bubiyan Island . It consists of an oil power plant with an installed capacity of 2.4 GW for the base load and a gas power plant with 300 MW to cover the peak load .