List of fuel oil power stations
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The following page lists power stations that run on fuel oil
Fuel oil
Fuel oil is a fraction obtained from petroleum distillation, either as a distillate or a residue. Broadly speaking, fuel oil is any liquid petroleum product that is burned in a furnace or boiler for the generation of heat or used in an engine for the generation of power, except oils having a flash...

that are larger than in current installed capacity, which are either currently operational or under construction. Those power stations that are smaller than , and those that are only at a planning/proposal stage, or those decommissioned, may be found in regional lists, listed at the end of the page.

Fuel oil power stations

Station Country Location
Geographic coordinate system
A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position...

 
Capacity (MW)
Coleson Cove Generating Station
Coleson Cove Generating Station
The Coleson Cove Generating Station is a 1050 MW Canadian electrical generating station located at 4077 King William Road in the community of Seaview on the extreme western boundary of the city of Saint John, New Brunswick....

 
 Canada 45°09′13"N 66°12′11"W 1,050
Holyrood Thermal Generating Station
Holyrood Thermal Generating Station
The Holyrood Thermal Electric Generating Station built by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Corporation is located near the community of Holyrood, in Conception Bay, Newfoundland, Canada.-Overview:...

 
 Canada 47°27′10"N 53°05′43"W 150  
Kashima Power Station
Kashima Power Station
is a large oil-fired power station in Kamisu, Ibaraki, Japan. The facility operates with an installed capacity of 4,400 MW. Power is generated by two turbines rated at 1,000 MW and four turbines rated at 600 MW.- See also :...

 
 Japan 35°52′47"N 140°41′22"E 3,400
Mount Stuart Power Station   Australia 33°23′36"S 149°58′14"E 288  
Oakey Power Station   Australia 27°25′07"S 151°40′48"E 300
Oi Thermal Power Station
Oi Thermal Power Station
is a large thermal power station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. The power station generates electricity utilizing three units of 350 MW, which run on crude oil, with a total installed capacity of 1,050 MW. The first unit went online in August 1971, followed by Unit 2 in February 1972, and...

 
 Japan 35°36′54"N 139°45′24"E 1,050
Peterhead Power Station
Peterhead power station
Peterhead power station is a multi unit owned and operated by Scottish and Southern Energy near Boddam and the A90, just south of Peterhead, in Aberdeenshire in the north east of Scotland.-Oil fired power station:...

 
 Kingdom of Scotland 57°28′38"N 01°47′20"W 2,390
Ryazan Power Station
Ryazan Power Station
The Ryazan Power Station is the fifth largest oil-fired power station in the world, also the fifth largest power station in Russia, with an installed capacity of 2,800 MW. The power station is located in Novomichurinsk of the Ryazan Oblast, Russia...

 
 Russia 54°02′00"N 39°47′30"E 2,800
Surgut-1 Power Station
Surgut-1 Power Station
The Surgut-1 Power Station is the third largest oil-fired power station in the world, at an installed capacity of . The power station is located in Surgut, Russia. The facility began operations in February 1972....

 
 Russia 61°16′46"N 73°29′20"E 3,280
Surgut-2 Power Station
Surgut-2 Power Station
The Surgut-2 Power Station is the largest oil-fired power station in the world, with an installed capacity of in 2011.- Expansion in 2011 :Expansion of the power plant involved the construction of two units by December 2011, costing nearly , which increased its original capacity of to The two...

 
 Russia 61°16′46"N 73°30′45"E 5,600
Whirinaki Power Station
Whirinaki Power Station
The Whirinaki Power Station is an open cycle gas turbine power station at Whirinaki, Hawke's Bay in New Zealand.-Background:Following national power shortages in 2001 and 2003 due to low hydro lake levels, the New Zealand government commissioned Contact Energy to build reserve generation on the...

 
 New Zealand 39°22′34"S 176°53′36"E 155  


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