Kudu power station is a 475 MW gas power station in Karas, Namibia. It ranks #1 of 16 Namibia power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 0.0% of Namibia's electricity; the national grid averages 49 gCO₂/kWh (97.6% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_kudu_namibi.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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
Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); Siemens Energy. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — 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 2 in Namibia by capacity.
Namibia has 2 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 725 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Aussenkehr · Solar · 5 MW · Northern Cape
Location
Coordinates -28.450438, 16.246312 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kudu power station?
Kudu power station is a 475 MW gas power plant in Karas, Namibia, Pre Construction 2027.