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Republic of the Congo · asset class
Power Plants in Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo has 6 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 136th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 2 operating and 4 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 604 MW across 2 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Centrale Électrique du Congo (CEC) power station (516 MW).
The largest owner-operators are Société Centrale Electrique du Congo SA (2) and AMEA Power (1) — Société Centrale Electrique du Congo SA alone is named on 33% of them. 4 are in the pipeline, led by Centrale Électrique du Congo (CEC) power station (516 MW), proposed. They account for 18% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Republic of the Congo.
Operating generation capacity by fuel
- gas484 MW +516 MW planned
- hydro120 MW +331 MW planned
- solar0 MW +100 MW planned
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Largest power plants in Republic of the Congo
- Centrale Électrique du Congo (CEC) power station516 MW · gas · 2027 · proposed
- Centrale Électrique du Congo (CEC) power station484 MW · gas · 2010
- Mourala hydroelectric plant230 MW · hydro · construction
- Imboulou hydroelectric plant120 MW · hydro · 2011
- Nyanga hydroelectric plant101 MW · hydro · construction
- Congo-Brazzaville solar farm100 MW · solar · construction
Who owns Republic of the Congo's power plants
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
Under construction & proposed
- Centrale Électrique du Congo (CEC) power station516 MW · gas · 2027 · proposed
- Mourala hydroelectric plant230 MW · hydro · construction
- Nyanga hydroelectric plant101 MW · hydro · construction
- Congo-Brazzaville solar farm100 MW · solar · construction
How Republic of the Congo compares · power plants by country
- 1. China11,537
- 133. Mali8
- 134. Niger8
- 135. Nicaragua7
- 136. Republic of the Congo6
- 137. Brunei4
- 138. Moldova4
- 139. Trinidad and Tobago4
Frequently asked
- How many power plants are there in Republic of the Congo?
- OverWatts maps 6 power plants in Republic of the Congo — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 136th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
- What is the largest power plant in Republic of the Congo?
- Centrale Électrique du Congo (CEC) power station, at 516 MW.
- How much power-generation capacity do Republic of the Congo's power plants have?
- About 604 MW operating across 2 plants, with a further 947 MW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
- Who owns the power plants in Republic of the Congo?
- Société Centrale Electrique du Congo SA is named as owner or operator on the most — 2 of 6 (33%). Next are AMEA Power (1).
- What new power plants are being built in Republic of the Congo?
- 4 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Centrale Électrique du Congo (CEC) power station (516 MW), Mourala hydroelectric plant (230 MW) and Nyanga hydroelectric plant (101 MW).