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Biopio (hydro) — 15 MW Hydroelectric

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Biopio (hydro) is a 15 MW hydro power plant located in Angola. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
15 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Angola's Ministry of Energy and Water

Operator

Location
-12.47, 13.73

Coordinates

Insights

#11
largest in %s
#4,985
largest %s worldwide
#21,612
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
2
operated by %s
2
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
15 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Angola's Ministry of Energy and Water
Country
AGO
Coordinates
-12.471, 13.732

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,228 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
98,224 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

267
cars / year
164
homes / year
55,809
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

Biopio

Angola · Oil

23MW

Lobito

Angola · Natural Gas

20MW

About this plant

Biopio is a 14.6 MW hydro power plant in Angola, operated since its commissioning year is not specified.

Ranked #5 of 5 hydro plants in Angola, this facility represents 0.94% of Angola’s total hydro capacity of 1,551 MW. The largest hydro plant in Angola is Cambambe at 960 MW, making Biopio 65.7 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Biopio (22.8 MW, Oil) and Lobito (20 MW, Gas). The facility is located in the Benguela Province, approximately 30 km from Lobito.

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