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Power Plants in Macau
Macau has 3 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 140th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 2 operating and 1 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 407 MW across 2 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Coloane B power station (450 MW).
The largest owner-operators are Companhia de Electricidade de Macau SA (3) — Companhia de Electricidade de Macau SA alone is named on 100% of them. 1 is in the pipeline, led by Coloane B power station (450 MW), proposed. They account for 75% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Macau.
Operating generation capacity by fuel
- oil271 MW
- gas136 MW +450 MW planned
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Largest power plants in Macau
- Coloane B power station450 MW · gas · 2025 · proposed
- Coloane A power station271 MW · oil · 1978
- Coloane B power station136 MW · gas · 2003
Who owns Macau'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
- Coloane B power station450 MW · gas · 2025 · proposed
How Macau compares · power plants by country
- 1. China11,537
- 141. Equatorial Guinea3
- 142. Guyana3
- 143. Jamaica3
- 144. Macau3
- 145. Paraguay3
- 146. Togo3
- 147. Burkina Faso2
Frequently asked
- How many power plants are there in Macau?
- OverWatts maps 3 power plants in Macau — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 140th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
- What is the largest power plant in Macau?
- Coloane B power station, at 450 MW.
- How much power-generation capacity do Macau's power plants have?
- About 407 MW operating across 2 plants, with a further 450 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 Macau?
- Companhia de Electricidade de Macau SA is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 3 (100%). Next are .
- What new power plants are being built in Macau?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is Coloane B power station (450 MW).