Congo Natural Gas Combined Cycle power plant — Republic of the Congo

Congo Natural Gas Combined Cycle power plant is a 100 MW gas power station in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo. It is operated by Aksa Enerji Uretim AŞ [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 113k homes (estimated). It ranks #2 of 2 Republic of the Congo power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2021, it is around 5 years old — recently built.

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

Capacity provenance

The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 50 MW for Congo Natural Gas Combined Cycle power p, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000406812; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

Technically it is described as OCGT. 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.

Key facts

Share of Republic of the Congo gas capacity

9.1% of 1,100 MW across 2 plants in this dataset

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Republic of the Congo

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Aksa Enerji Uretim AŞ [100%].

Local climate & thermal context

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 4.9°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

Monthly mean temperature

This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.

A gas turbine here also runs ~7% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #2 largest gas power plant of 2 in Republic of the Congo by capacity.

Republic of the Congo has 2 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 1,100 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Pointe-Noire Sne · Gas · 300 MW · Pointe-Noire
• Djeno Total · Gas · 25 MW · Pointe-Noire
• Djeno Eni · Gas · 36 MW · Pointe-Noire
• Centrale Électrique du Congo (CEC) power station · Gas · 1,000 MW · Pointe-Noire
• Pointe-Noire · Oil · 13.2 MW · Pointe-Noire
• Fútila power station · Gas · 200 MW · Cabinda

Location

Coordinates -4.920492, 11.937759 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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