Symbion Lake Kivu power station is a 140 MW gas power station in DR Congo, DR Congo. It ranks #3 of 3 DR Congo power plants by installed capacity.
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_symbionlakekivu_drcong.
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 GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — 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.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #2 largest gas power plant of 2 in DR Congo by capacity.
DR Congo has 2 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 340 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Gisenyi · Waste · 3.8 MW · Western Province
- Lake Kivu power plant · Gas · 56 MW · Lake Kivu
- KivuWatt · Gas · 26 MW · Western Province
- Mukungwa · Hydro · 12 MW · Northern Province
- Mukungwa II · Hydro · 2.5 MW · Northern Province
- Rutshuru · Hydro · 13.8 MW · Western Region
Location
Coordinates -1.674, 29.228 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Symbion Lake Kivu power station?
Symbion Lake Kivu power station is a 140 MW gas power plant in DR Congo, DR Congo.