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Power Plants in Mozambique

Mozambique has 25 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 82nd-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 6 operating and 19 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 2.7 GW across 6 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is JER Green Hydrogen Solar PV Project (Mozambique) (12.0 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Electricidade de Moçambique EP (7), Gigawatt Mozambique SA (2) and Sociedade Hidroelectrica do Zambeze (2) — Electricidade de Moçambique EP alone is named on 28% of them. Half of Mozambique's power plants in service predate 2015 (median commissioning year of the 6 with a known date), 2 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Cahora Bassa hydroelectric plant, dating from 1974. 19 are in the pipeline, led by JER Green Hydrogen Solar PV Project (Mozambique) (12.0 GW), proposed. They account for 29% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Mozambique.

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25
Power Plant in Mozambique
#82
of 155 countries
2.7 GW
Operating capacity
19
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Mozambique

Who owns Mozambique'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 2015 · oldest Cahora Bassa hydroelectric plant (1974) · newest Maputo power station (2018) · 6 of 25 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Mozambique?
OverWatts maps 25 power plants in Mozambique — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 82nd-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Mozambique?
JER Green Hydrogen Solar PV Project (Mozambique), at 12.0 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Mozambique's power plants have?
About 2.7 GW operating across 6 plants, with a further 20.1 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 Mozambique?
Electricidade de Moçambique EP is named as owner or operator on the most — 7 of 25 (28%). Next are Gigawatt Mozambique SA (2), Sociedade Hidroelectrica do Zambeze (2) and Africa50 SA (1).
How old are Mozambique's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2015, across the 6 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Cahora Bassa hydroelectric plant (1974); 2 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Mozambique?
19 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are JER Green Hydrogen Solar PV Project (Mozambique) (12.0 GW), Beluluane power station (2.0 GW) and Mphanda Nkuwa hydroelectric plant (1.5 GW).

Other asset classes in Mozambique

Cement Plant 15Coal / Uranium Mine 11LNG Terminal 10Oil & Gas Field 10Export Terminal 7Interconnector 4Pipeline 1Iron & Steel Plant 1Iron Ore Mine 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335