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Lae — 30 MW Oil

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Lae is a 30 MW oil power plant located in Papua New Guinea. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
30 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
Daewoo International

Operator

Location
-6.74, 146.99

Coordinates

Insights

#5
largest in Papua New Guinea
#784
largest Oil worldwide
#16,429
largest worldwide
1
operated by Daewoo International
0
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
30 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Daewoo International
Country
PNG
Coordinates
-6.738, 146.991

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
68,328 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
2,049,840 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
650 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

14,854
cars per year
9,110
homes per year
3,105,818
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

Lae is a 30 MW oil-fired power plant in Papua New Guinea, operated by Daewoo International. Commissioned in 2015, it contributes to the country’s oil energy sector.

Ranked #2 of 7 oil plants in Papua New Guinea, Lae’s 30 MW represents 21.44% of the country’s total oil capacity of 140 MW. The largest oil plant in Papua New Guinea is Ok Tedi at 45 MW, making Lae 1.5 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Morobe Province, approximately 300 km from the capital city, Port Moresby.

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