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Power Plants in Namibia

Namibia has 21 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 89th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and under 0.1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 2 operating and 19 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 452 MW across 2 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Daures Green Hydrogen Village solar farm (3.5 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Namibia Power Corp Ltd (7), NamPower (3) and Hyphen Hydrogen Energy Pty Ltd (2) — Namibia Power Corp Ltd alone is named on 33% of them. 19 are in the pipeline, led by Daures Green Hydrogen Village solar farm (3.5 GW), under construction. They account for 53% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Namibia.

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21
Power Plant in Namibia
#89
of 155 countries
452 MW
Operating capacity
19
In construction / proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Namibia?
OverWatts maps 21 power plants in Namibia — under 0.1% of the world's mapped total, the 89th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Namibia?
Daures Green Hydrogen Village solar farm, at 3.5 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Namibia's power plants have?
About 452 MW operating across 2 plants, with a further 22.5 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 Namibia?
Namibia Power Corp Ltd is named as owner or operator on the most — 7 of 21 (33%). Next are NamPower (3), Hyphen Hydrogen Energy Pty Ltd (2) and African Development Bank (1).
What new power plants are being built in Namibia?
19 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Daures Green Hydrogen Village solar farm (3.5 GW), SCDI Green Hydrogen solar farm (3.5 GW) and Daures Green Hydrogen Village wind farm (3.5 GW).

Other asset classes in Namibia

Oil & Gas Field 7LNG Terminal 2Interconnector 2Export Terminal 2Iron & Steel Plant 2Cement Plant 2Iron Ore Mine 2

Power Plants in other countries

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