Jebel Ali power and desalination complex: a Guinness World Records achiever

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) said that its Jebel Ali Power and Desalination Complex has been confirmed by Guinness World Records as the largest single-site natural gas power generation facility in the world at a capacity of 9,547 MW.

The complex compromises of two main plants for power generation and water desalination. Plant -1 with a production capacity of 2,761 MW. Plant-2 with a production capacity of 6,786 MW.

"DEWA has outlined expansion plans for the energy and water infrastructure based on demand forecasts until 2030," said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA in a statement.

DEWA recently announced increasing its electricity production capacity up to 12,900 megawatts (MW) and 490 Million Imperial Gallons per Day (MIGD) of desalinated water.