Gas power plant in Nampula, Mozambique. Approximate location -14.565274, 40.68499.
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Nacala LNG power station is a 250 MW gas power station in Nampula, Mozambique. It is operated by GL Africa Energy Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 282k homes (estimated). It ranks #12 of 22 Mozambique power plants by installed capacity. 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_nacalalng_mozamb.
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.
capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
At 250 MW, Nacala LNG power station is well above the median gas plant in Mozambique (175 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “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.
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Operated by GL Africa Energy Ltd [100%].
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).
The #4 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.
Coordinates -14.565274, 40.68499 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Nacala LNG power station is a 250 MW gas power plant in Nampula, Mozambique, Construction 2026.
Its output is enough to supply roughly 281,571 homes (estimated).
Nacala LNG power station is operated by GL Africa Energy Ltd [100%].
