Beluluane power station — Mozambique

Beluluane power station is a 2,000 MW gas power station in Maputo, Mozambique. It ranks #2 of 22 Mozambique power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 15.8% of Mozambique's electricity; the national grid averages 129 gCO₂/kWh (83.4% low-carbon) (2024).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_beluluane_mozamb.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 2,000 MW, Beluluane power station is well above the median gas plant in Mozambique (175 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #1 largest gas power plant of 10 in Mozambique by capacity.

Mozambique has 10 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 3,832 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Maputo power station · Gas · 121 MW · Maputo
• Simunye Mill · Biomass · 17 MW · Lubombo
• Mhlume Mill · Biomass · 14 MW · Lubombo
• Komati (biomass) power station · Biomass · 20 MW · Mpumalanga
• Lubhuku power station · Coal · 300 MW · Eswatini
• Mpaka power station · Coal · 500 MW · Eswatini

Location

Coordinates -26.039474, 32.326892 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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