Morupule IPP is a 600 MW coal power station in Central, Botswana. It ranks #6 of 12 Botswana power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 98.3% of Botswana's electricity; the national grid averages 851 gCO₂/kWh (0.3% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_morupuleipp_botsw.
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 GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 600 MW, Morupule IPP is around the median coal plant in Botswana (600 MW). Technically it is described as supercritical. 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
The #6 largest coal power plant of 11 in Botswana by capacity.
Botswana has 11 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 8,111 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Sechaba power station · Coal · 300 MW · Central
- New Morupule power station · Coal · 615 MW · Central
- Morpule · Coal · 732 MW · Central
- Tom Burke Solar Park · Solar · 66 MW · Central
- Vedanta power station · Coal · 600 MW · Limpopo
- CIC Domestic power station · Coal · 300 MW · Central
Location
Coordinates -22.55, 27.133333 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Morupule IPP?
Morupule IPP is a 600 MW coal power plant in Central, Botswana.