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Power Plants in Namibia

Namibia has 13 power plants on the map, adding up to about 1 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is solar. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.

POWER PLANTS13

TOTAL CAPACITY1 GW

MOST COMMON FUELSolar

By fuel

How Namibia’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.

Solar8 · 62% · 83 MW

Oil3 · 23% · 60 MW

Hydro1 · 8% · 240 MW

Coal1 · 8% · 120 MW

Largest power plants in Namibia

The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.

240 MWRuacanaHydro

120 MWVan EckCoal

50 MWArandisSolar

26 MWParatus (Walvis)Oil

24 MWAnixasOil

10 MWLanger-HeinrichOil

7 MWOtjikotoSolar

5 MWAussenkehrSolar

5 MWOhorongoSolar

5 MWOmburuSolar

5 MWOsonaSolar

5 MWOtjiwarongo PvSolar

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