Gabon Raises Owendo Gas Plant Capacity to 225 MW

Gabon’s under-construction gas-fired power plant in Owendo is planning to have a capacity of 225 megawatts (MW), with commissioning scheduled for 2028.

This is seen in a report published this Thursday by Gabon Review. 

Following the announcement, the transitional president Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema held a meeting with a delegation from Finnish group Wärtsilä, the industrial partner responsible for overseeing the plant’s technical construction and supplying equipment.

During the meeting, the president called for work at the site to be accelerated.

In 2023, Gabon Power Company (GPC), which specializes in developing power generation infrastructure in Gabon, referred to a natural gas power plant of approximately 120 MW at Owendo. 

The project is being developed by Orinko SA, a company created to build and operate the plant essential to Gabon’s energy security.

Meanwhile, in an analysis published on Sept. 4, 2024, Connaissance des Energies, citing Agence France-Presse, described an “unprecedented energy crisis” in Libreville marked by repeated power outages.

Recall that in August 2025, Agence Ecofin reported the signing of an agreement with the Turkish company Karpowership to inject an additional 70 MW into the national grid to reduce load-shedding.

The Owendo plant project is aimed at strengthening the country’s national power generation capacity over the long term.