Luena Katanga power station is a 500 MW coal power station in DR Congo, DR Congo. It ranks #1 of 3 DR Congo power plants by installed capacity.
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_luenakatanga_drcon.
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 GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as subcritical. Its current lifecycle status is “Shelved” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
DR Congo has 1 coal power plant in this dataset, together about 500 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- M'Sha · Hydro · 68 MW · Katanga
- Mwadingusha · Hydro · 68 MW · Katanga
- Koni · Hydro · 42 MW · Katanga
- Vedanta Zambia power station · Coal · 300 MW · Copperbelt
- Bancroft Copperbelt · Oil · 20 MW · Copperbelt
Location
Coordinates -11.133333, 27.1 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Luena Katanga power station?
Luena Katanga power station is a 500 MW coal power plant in DR Congo, DR Congo.