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Power Plants in Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire has 16 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 102nd-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 9 operating and 7 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 2.6 GW across 9 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Azito power plant (713 MW).

The largest owner-operators are Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Electricité (CIE) (8), ERANOVE (8) and Government of Côte d'Ivoire (8) — Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Electricité (CIE) alone is named on 50% of them. Half of Côte d'Ivoire's power plants in service predate 2010 (median commissioning year of the 9 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Kossou hydroelectric plant, dating from 1972. 7 are in the pipeline, led by Songon power station (372 MW), under construction. They account for 41% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Côte d'Ivoire.

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16
Power Plant in Côte d'Ivoire
#102
of 155 countries
2.6 GW
Operating capacity
7
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Côte d'Ivoire

Who owns Côte d'Ivoire's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2010 · oldest Kossou hydroelectric plant (1972) · newest Gribo-Popoli hydroelectric plant (2024) · 9 of 16 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Côte d'Ivoire?
OverWatts maps 16 power plants in Côte d'Ivoire — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 102nd-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Côte d'Ivoire?
Azito power plant, at 713 MW.
How much power-generation capacity do Côte d'Ivoire's power plants have?
About 2.6 GW operating across 9 plants, with a further 1.1 GW 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Electricité (CIE) is named as owner or operator on the most — 8 of 16 (50%). Next are ERANOVE (8), Government of Côte d'Ivoire (8) and Aggreko Ltd (1).
How old are Côte d'Ivoire's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2010, across the 9 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Kossou hydroelectric plant (1972); 3 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Côte d'Ivoire?
7 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Songon power station (372 MW), Boutoubre hydroelectric plant (156 MW) and Louga 1 hydroelectric plant (126 MW).

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