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Power plants in Malawi

A directory of 5 power plants in Malawi with a combined installed capacity of 369 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

5power plants
369MW total capacity
3fuel types
0with measured CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Malawi)

Hydro: 3 plants3HydroGas: 1 plants1GasBiomass: 1 plants1Biomass

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

Malawi electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2024)

55gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
95.6%low-carbon electricity
95.6%renewables
4.4%fossil fuels
Hydro: 92 % of electricity92HydroOil: 4 % of electricity4OilBioenergy: 3 % of electricity3BioenergySolar: 0 % of electricity0Solar

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

Largest plants in Malawi

#PlantFuelMW
1KapichiraHydro128
2NkulaHydro124
3Tedzani FallsHydro92
4Chichiri (Blantyre)Gas16
5Nchalo MillBiomass10

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Hydro (3)