ZMB

Ndola — 50 MW Oil

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Ndola is a 50 MW oil power plant located in Zambia. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
50 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
ZESCO

Operator

Location
-12.97, 28.63

Coordinates

Insights

#6
largest in %s
#652
largest %s worldwide
#13,085
largest worldwide
12
operated by %s
4
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
50 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
ZESCO
Country
ZMB
Coordinates
-12.967, 28.633

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
113,880 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
3.4M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

24,757
cars / year
15,184
homes / year
5.2M
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Ndola is a 50 MW oil-fired power plant in Zambia, operated by ZESCO.

Ranked #1 of 7 oil plants in Zambia. Its 50 MW represents 29.48% of Zambia’s total oil capacity of 170 MW. The largest oil plant in Zambia is Ndola at 50 MW, making it the only plant of this size.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Nkana (20 MW, Oil), Luanshya Nchanga (14.6 MW, Oil), and Mufulira Nchanga (10 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Zambia, approximately 13 km from Ndola city center.

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