Algeria

Boufarik 1 — 100 MW Natural Gas

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Boufarik 1 is a 100 MW gas power plant located in Algeria. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
100 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1980

Year online

Owner
Sonelgaz

Operator

Location
36.59, 2.92

Coordinates

Insights

#30
largest in %s
#3,266
largest %s worldwide
#10,042
largest worldwide
1980
%d yrs older than avg
26
operated by %s
6
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Natural Gas
Capacity
100 MW
Commissioned
1980
Status
Operational
Owner
Sonelgaz
Country
Algeria
Coordinates
36.591, 2.922

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
193,158 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
5.8M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
490 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

41,991
cars / year
25,754
homes / year
8.8M
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

Boufarik 1 is a 100 MW gas power plant in Algeria, commissioned in 1980.
Ranked #28 of 31 gas plants in Algeria, it represents 0.59% of the country’s total gas capacity of 17,000 MW. The largest gas plant in Algeria is Ras Djinet at 1,803 MW, making Boufarik 1 18 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Arbaa (560 MW, Gas), Boufarik 2 (450 MW, Gas), and Hamma 2 (418 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Boumerdès Province, approximately 30 km east of Algiers.

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