Cabora Bassa power station is a 500 MW gas power station in Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe. It ranks #16 of 25 Zimbabwe power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 0.0% of Zimbabwe's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (57.1% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_caborabassa_zimbab.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
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
Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — 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 3 in Zimbabwe by capacity.
Zimbabwe has 3 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 920 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Benga power station (ICVL) · Coal · 1,700 MW · Tete
- Benga power station (Kibo Energy) · Coal · 300 MW · Tete
Location
Coordinates -16.018294, 30.582954 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Cabora Bassa power station?
Cabora Bassa power station is a 500 MW gas power plant in Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe.