Karpowership (Mozambique) Mehmet Bey power station

Karpowership (Mozambique) Mehmet Bey power station is a 125 MW gas power station in Nampula, Mozambique. It is operated by Karpowership [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 141k homes (estimated). It ranks #17 of 22 Mozambique power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2018, it is around 8 years old — recently built. 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_karpowershipmozambique_mozamb.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000407152; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 125 MW, Karpowership (Mozambique) Mehmet Bey power station is below the median gas plant in Mozambique (175 MW). 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 Mozambique gas capacity

3.3% of 3,832 MW across 10 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

3 of 8 dated gas plants in Mozambique are older

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 Mozambique

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

Owner

Operated by Karpowership [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

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 As) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 14.6°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).

How it compares & nearby plants

The #6 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

• Nacala LNG power station · Gas · 250 MW · Nampula
• Nacala power station · Coal · 200 MW · Nampula

Location

Coordinates -14.554565, 40.666173 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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