Ressano Garcia power plant — Mozambique

Ressano Garcia power plant is a 175 MW gas power station in Ressano Garcia, Mozambique. It is operated by Electricidade de Moçambique EP [46%]; Azura Power Holdings Ltd [49%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 197k homes (estimated). It ranks #14 of 22 Mozambique power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2015, it is around 11 years old — relatively modern. 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_ressanogarcia_mozamb.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000409161; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 175 MW, Ressano Garcia power plant is around the median gas plant in Mozambique (175 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. 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.

Key facts

Share of Mozambique gas capacity

4.6% of 3,832 MW across 10 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

0 of 8 dated gas plants in Mozambique are older

Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Mozambique

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Electricidade de Moçambique EP [46%]; Azura Power Holdings Ltd [49%].

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSh) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 25.5°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).

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #5 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.

Nearby power plants

• Gigawatt Mozambique power station · Gas · 117 MW · Ressano Garcia
• Komati (biomass) power station · Biomass · 20 MW · Mpumalanga
• Corumana · Hydro · 166 MW · Maputo
• Malelane power station · Biomass · 34.4 MW · Mpumalanga
• Khanyazwe Flexpower power station · Gas · 1,000 MW · Mpumalanga
• Mhlume Mill · Biomass · 14 MW · Lubombo

Location

Coordinates -25.462245, 32.004496 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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