CMR

Douala Bassa — 14 MW Oil

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Douala Bassa is a 14 MW oil power plant located in Cameroon. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
14 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Sonara

Operator

Location
4.05, 9.70

Coordinates

Insights

#6
largest in Cameroon
#1,089
largest Oil worldwide
#21,730
largest worldwide
2015
18 yrs newer than avg
3
operated by Sonara
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
14 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Sonara
Country
CMR
Coordinates
4.050, 9.700

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
32,205 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
966,158 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

7,001
cars / year
4,294
homes / year
1,463,876
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

Douala Bassa is a 14.14 MW oil power plant located in Cameroon. It ranks among the few oil plants in the country.

Ranked #2 of 4 oil plants in Cameroon, Douala Bassa accounts for 27.52% of the total oil capacity of 51 MW. The largest oil plant in Cameroon is Garoua at 16 MW, making Douala Bassa 1.13 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Edea (154.2 MW, Hydro). The plant is situated in the Littoral Region, approximately 200 km from the capital city, Yaoundé.

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