This is a list of power stations in Ivory Coast. The majority of
electricity
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generation (about 72.5%) in
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
is by
power stations
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
Many pow ...
that burn
natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...
; the remaining 27.5% of the country's generation is
hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is Electricity generation, electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other Renewabl ...
. As of 2016, installed electric generation capacity totalled 1,975 megawatts (MW). Electric generation exceeded the country's needs; 5.31 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity was generated in 2005, of which the country consumed only 2.9 billion kWh. Export of electricity is through the
West African Power Pool
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.
Energy Information Administration
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Country Analysis Briefs: Ivory Coast
mirrored version retrieved from Marcon International website, February 15, 2010
Natural gas
List of natural gas powered power stations in Ivory Coast.
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Hydroelectric
Partial list of hydroelectric power stations in Ivory Coast.Situation de l’hydroelectricite en Cote D’ivoire
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Solar
Partial list of solar power stations in Ivory Coast.
See also
* Energy in Ivory Coast
* List of power stations in Africa
This is a list of articles listing power stations around the world by countries or regions. A power station (also referred to as a generating station, power plant, powerhouse or generating plant) is an industrial place for the generation of electr ...
* List of largest power stations in the world
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
Power stations
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
Many pow ...