Douala power station is a 150 MW gas power station in Littoral, Cameroon. It ranks #5 of 12 Cameroon power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 22.0% of Cameroon's electricity; the national grid averages 226 gCO₂/kWh (73.1% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_douala_camero.
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 #3 largest gas power plant of 3 in Cameroon by capacity.
Cameroon has 3 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 716 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Bekoko power station · Gas · 350 MW · Littoral
- Douala Bassa · Oil · 14.1 MW · Littoral
- Dibabmba power station · Oil · 88 MW · Douala
- Limbe · Oil · 10.6 MW · South-West Province
- Edea · Hydro · 154.2 MW · Littoral
- Song Loulou · Hydro · 396 MW · Littoral
Location
Coordinates 4.072, 9.62 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Douala power station?
Douala power station is a 150 MW gas power plant in Littoral, Cameroon.