Lobito is a 20 MW gas power plant in Benguela, Angola. It ranks #10 of 17 Angola power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 9.0% of Angola's electricity; the national grid averages 185 gCO₂/kWh (73.7% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1023007.
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: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 20 MW, Lobito is below the median gas plant in Angola (132 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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 #4 largest gas power plant of 5 in Angola by capacity.
Angola has 5 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 1,834 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Biopio · Oil · 22.8 MW · Benguela
- Biopio (hydro) · Hydro · 14.6 MW · Benguela
Location
Coordinates -12.37, 13.57 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Lobito?
Lobito is a 20 MW gas power plant in Benguela, Angola, Pre Construction 2018.