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Power plants in Angola

A directory of 17 power plants in Angola with a combined installed capacity of 2,866 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

17power plants
2,866MW total capacity
3fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Angola)

Oil: 7 plants7OilHydro: 5 plants5HydroGas: 5 plants5Gas

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Angola electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2024)

185gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
73.7%low-carbon electricity
73.7%renewables
26.3%fossil fuels
Hydro: 71 % of electricity71HydroOil: 17 % of electricity17OilGas: 9 % of electricity9GasSolar: 3 % of electricity3SolarBioenergy: 0 % of electricity0Bioenergy

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Angola

#PlantFuelMW
1Soyo power stationGas1,470
2CapandaHydro520
3Fútila power stationGas200
4CambambeHydro180
5CazengaGas132
6Central Caminho de Ferro de Luanda (CFL) power stationOil125
7Luanda DieselOil58
8MatalaHydro40
9BiopioOil23
10LobitoGas20
11Luanda RefineryOil18
12HuamboOil16
13Rio LuachimoHydro16
14Biopio (hydro)Hydro15
15NamibeGas12
16XitotoOil11
17MalongoOil10

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Angola?

There are 17 power plants in Angola in this open dataset, with about 2,866 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Angola?

Soyo power station is the largest at about 1,470 MW (gas).

What fuels generate electricity in Angola?

The most common plant type in this dataset is oil (7 plants), across 3 fuel types in total.

How clean is Angola's electricity grid?

Angola's grid carbon intensity is about 185 gCO₂/kWh, with 73.7% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).