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Loango — 45 MW Oil

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Loango is a 45 MW oil power plant located in Congo. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity

45 MW

Installed

Commissioned

2015

Year online

Owner

Congo Oil Company

Operator

Location

-2.99, 12.06

Coordinates

Insights

largest in %s

#687

largest %s worldwide

#14,634

largest worldwide

2015

%d yrs newer than avg

operated by %s

plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type: Oil
Capacity: 45 MW
Commissioned: 2015
Status: Operational
Owner: Congo Oil Company
Country: COG
Coordinates: -2.987, 12.061

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂

103,175 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂

3,095,258 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity

650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

22,429

cars / year

13,757

homes / year

4,689,785

trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Sounda Gorge

Congo · Hydroelectric

10MW · 2015

About this plant

Loango is a 45.3 MW oil power plant in Congo, operational since its commissioning.

Ranked #1 of 2 oil plants in Congo. Its 45.3 MW represents 63.89% of the country’s total oil capacity of 71 MW. The largest oil plant in Congo is Loango itself at 45 MW, making it equal in size.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Kouilou region, approximately 200 km from the city of Pointe-Noire.

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