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Power Plants in Malawi
Malawi has 5 power plants on the map, adding up to about 0 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is hydro. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.
POWER PLANTS5
TOTAL CAPACITY0 GW
MOST COMMON FUELHydro
By fuel
How Malawi’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.
Hydro3 · 60% · 344 MW
Gas1 · 20% · 16 MW
Biomass1 · 20% · 10 MW
Largest power plants in Malawi
The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.
128 MWKapichiraHydro
124 MWNkulaHydro
92 MWTedzani FallsHydro
16 MWChichiri (Blantyre)Gas
10 MWNchalo MillBiomass
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