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Power plants in Congo

8 power-plant records · 626 MW reported capacity

  • Hydro 50%
  • Gas 25%
  • Oil 25%
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Congo at a glance

Power-plant records
8
Reported capacity
626 MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
20.9%
Most records
Hydro, Gas
Capital
Brazzaville

Records by technology

Counts records, not generation share · coverage & dates

Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.

How electricity works in Congo

Vertically integrated utilityOne utility does everything

Gas and hydro supply power.

  1. GenerationState utility
  2. TransmissionState utility
  3. DistributionState utility
  4. CustomersGovernment-set tariffs

Who regulates

No separate independent regulator is listed: the government or the utility itself sets tariffs and technical rules.

Who controls the grid

State-owned E2C runs the grid.

Markets & power exchanges

No power exchange: the utility produces or buys electricity and sells it at set tariffs.

Regional grid

  • Central African Power PoolRegional grid

    Member of the Central African Power Pool (PEAC), the ECCAS body planning interconnection between central African grids.

What does “Vertically integrated utility” mean?

A single, usually state-owned utility generates, transmits and distributes electricity. Prices are set or approved by the government or a regulator rather than by a market.

References reviewed 2026-09-29. Logos are each organisation’s own site icon, shown to identify it. Selected organisations, not an exhaustive list of licence holders.

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ELECTRICITY IN 2024

How Congo generates electricity

Electricity generated5.5 TWh
Renewable share20.9%
Low-carbon share20.9%
Carbon intensity716.1 gCO₂e/kWh

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro1.1 TWh
Wind0 TWh
Solar0.01 TWh
Bioenergy0.03 TWh
Other renewables0 TWh
Nuclear0 TWh
Coal0 TWh
Gas4 TWh
Other fossil0.29 TWh

Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

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Geography and data notes

Congo is in Middle Africa. Its coastal or island geography provides a different setting for electricity infrastructure from inland systems. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.

Capital
Brazzaville
Languages
French, Kikongo, Lingala
Region
Middle Africa

Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.

The source inventory contains 8 records for Congo. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.

Inventory coverage

8 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.

8 lack an owner/operator; 8 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in Congo

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Browse 8 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.

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MW measures rated capacity, not electricity generated. Records may describe units, installations, projects or whole complexes. Review inventory coverage and licenses. Download this country’s records.