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Power Plants in Gabon
Gabon has 8 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 130th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 5 operating and 3 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 656 MW across 5 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Booué hydroelectric plant (411 MW).
The largest owner-operators are Africa50 SA (1), Gabon Power Co (1) and MP Energy (1) — Africa50 SA alone is named on 13% of them. 3 are in the pipeline, led by Booué hydroelectric plant (411 MW), under construction. They account for 42% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Gabon.
Operating generation capacity by fuel
- gas496 MW +125 MW planned
- hydro160 MW +711 MW planned
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Largest power plants in Gabon
- Booué hydroelectric plant411 MW · hydro · construction
- Tséngue-Leledi hydroelectric plant300 MW · hydro · construction
- Grand Poubara hydroelectric plant160 MW · hydro · 2013
- Owendo Gas-to-Power power plant151 MW · gas
- Orinko power plant125 MW · gas · 2027 · construction
- Alenakiri power plant120 MW · gas · 2013
- Cap Lopez power plant120 MW · gas
- Port Gentil power plant105 MW · gas · 2013
Who owns Gabon's power plants
- Africa50 SA1 13%
- Gabon Power Co1 13%
- MP Energy1 13%
- Société d’énergie et d’eau du Gabon (SEEG)1 13%
- Telemenia Ltd1 13%
- Wärtsilä Diesel Development Corp1 13%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
Under construction & proposed
- Booué hydroelectric plant411 MW · hydro · construction
- Tséngue-Leledi hydroelectric plant300 MW · hydro · construction
- Orinko power plant125 MW · gas · 2027 · construction
How Gabon compares · power plants by country
- 1. China11,537
- 127. Cyprus9
- 128. Guatemala9
- 129. Lebanon9
- 130. Gabon8
- 131. Guinea8
- 132. Madagascar8
- 133. Mali8
Frequently asked
- How many power plants are there in Gabon?
- OverWatts maps 8 power plants in Gabon — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 130th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
- What is the largest power plant in Gabon?
- Booué hydroelectric plant, at 411 MW.
- How much power-generation capacity do Gabon's power plants have?
- About 656 MW operating across 5 plants, with a further 836 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 Gabon?
- Africa50 SA is named as owner or operator on the most — 1 of 8 (13%). Next are Gabon Power Co (1), MP Energy (1) and Société d’énergie et d’eau du Gabon (SEEG) (1).
- What new power plants are being built in Gabon?
- 3 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Booué hydroelectric plant (411 MW), Tséngue-Leledi hydroelectric plant (300 MW) and Orinko power plant (125 MW).