Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).
| # | Plant | Fuel | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neno power station | Coal | 2,400 |
| 2 | Kamwamba power station | Coal | 1,000 |
| 3 | Liwonde power station | Coal | 350 |
| 4 | Rukuru power station | Coal | 250 |
| 5 | Kapichira | Hydro | 130 |
| 6 | Nkula | Hydro | 124 |
| 7 | Tedzani Falls | Hydro | 121 |
| 8 | Pamodzi power station | Coal | 120 |
| 9 | Chichiri (Blantyre) | Gas | 16 |
| 10 | Nchalo Mill | Biomass | 10 |
There are 10 power plants in Malawi in this open dataset, with about 4,520 MW of total capacity.
Neno power station is the largest at about 2,400 MW (coal).
The most common plant type in this dataset is coal (5 plants), across 4 fuel types in total.
Malawi's grid carbon intensity is about 55 gCO₂/kWh, with 95.6% 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)).
Power plants in Malawi