ZMB

Bancroft Copperbelt — 20 MW Oil

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Bancroft Copperbelt is a 20 MW oil power plant located in Zambia. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
20 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
ZESCO

Operator

Location
-12.38, 27.83

Coordinates

Insights

#9
largest in %s
#931
largest %s worldwide
#19,003
largest worldwide
12
operated by %s
4
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
20 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
ZESCO
Country
ZMB
Coordinates
-12.379, 27.832

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
45,552 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
1.4M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

9,903
cars / year
6,074
homes / year
2.1M
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

Bancroft Copperbelt is a 20 MW oil power plant in Zambia, operated by ZESCO. It is one of seven oil plants in the country, which together have a total capacity of 170 MW. This plant’s share is 11.79% of Zambia’s oil capacity.

Ranked #3 of 7 oil plants in Zambia, Bancroft’s 20 MW is a significant portion of the total oil capacity. The largest oil plant in Zambia is Ndola at 50 MW, making Bancroft 2.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Nkana (20 MW, Oil) and Mufulira Nchanga (10 MW, Oil). The facility is located in the Copperbelt Province, approximately 10 km from Kitwe.

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