Sengwa power station is a 2,800 MW coal power station in Midlands, Zimbabwe. It ranks #1 of 25 Zimbabwe power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 42.9% of Zimbabwe's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (57.1% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_sengwa_zimba.
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 2,800 MW, Sengwa power station is well above the median coal plant in Zimbabwe (600 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — 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 #1 largest coal power plant of 21 in Zimbabwe by capacity.
Zimbabwe has 21 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 15,630 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Zimbabwe power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · Midlands
- Kwekwe Indarama power station · Coal · 300 MW · Midlands
- Union Peak Thermal Kwekwe power station · Coal · 100 MW · Midlands
- Zimasco power plant · Gas · 300 MW · Matabeleland North
- Gweru power station · Coal · 720 MW · Midlands
- Changshi Gweru power station · Coal · 100 MW · Midlands
Location
Coordinates -18.22, 28.93 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Sengwa power station?
Sengwa power station is a 2,800 MW coal power plant in Midlands, Zimbabwe.