MRT

Guelbs El Rhein — 67 MW Oil

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Guelbs El Rhein is a 67 MW oil power plant located in Mauritania. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
67 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Société Mauritanienne d'Electricité

Operator

Location
22.88, -12.30

Coordinates

Insights

#2
largest in %s
#556
largest %s worldwide
#11,944
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
4
operated by %s
2
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
67 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Société Mauritanienne d'Electricité
Country
MRT
Coordinates
22.877, -12.302

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
151,688 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
4.6M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

32,976
cars / year
20,225
homes / year
6.9M
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

About this plant

Guelbs El Rhein is a 66.6 MW oil power plant in Mauritania, with no specified operator.

Ranked #1 of 3 oil plants in Mauritania. Its 66.6 MW represents 50.15% of Mauritania’s total oil capacity of 133 MW. The largest oil plant in Mauritania is Guelbs El Rhein at 67 MW, making this facility only slightly smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Zouerate (14.4 MW, Oil) and Zouerate (3 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the region of Inchiri, approximately 700 km from the capital city, Nouakchott.

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