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Biopio — 23 MW Oil

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Biopio is a 23 MW oil power plant located in Angola. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
23 MW

Installed

Commissioned
—

Year online

Owner
Angola's Ministry of Energy and Water

Operator

Location
-12.47, 13.73

Coordinates

Insights

#6
largest in Angola
#884
largest Oil worldwide
#18,455
largest worldwide
2
operated by Angola's Ministry of…
2
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
23 MW
Commissioned
—
Status
Operational
Owner
Angola's Ministry of Energy and Water
Country
AGO
Coordinates
-12.471, 13.732
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Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
51,929 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
1,557,878 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

11,289
cars / year
6,924
homes / year
2,360,422
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Lobito

Angola · Natural Gas

20MW

Biopio (hydro)

Angola · Hydroelectric

15MW · 2015

About this plant

Biopio is a 22.8 MW oil-fired power plant in Angola, operated since its commissioning.

Ranked #2 of 6 oil plants in Angola, Biopio’s 22.8 MW represents 16.65% of Angola’s total oil capacity of 137 MW. The largest oil plant in Angola is Luanda Diesel at 58 MW, making Biopio 2.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Lobito (20 MW, Gas) and Biopio (14.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Angola, approximately 200 km from the capital city, Luanda.

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