Cabora Bassa power station is a 500 MW gas power station in Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe. It is operated by Tatanga Energy [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 563k homes (estimated). 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.
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.
capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
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.
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Operated by Tatanga Energy [100%].
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 16.0°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
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.
Coordinates -16.018294, 30.582954 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Cabora Bassa power station is a 500 MW gas power plant in Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe.
Its output is enough to supply roughly 563,142 homes (estimated).
Cabora Bassa power station is operated by Tatanga Energy [100%].
