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Cotonou — 20 MW Oil

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Cotonou is a 20 MW oil power plant located in Benin. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
20 MW

Installed

Commissioned
—

Year online

Owner
—

Operator

Location
6.43, 2.31

Coordinates

Insights

#2
largest in %s
#931
largest %s worldwide
#19,003
largest worldwide
3
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
20 MW
Commissioned
—
Status
Operational
Owner
—
Country
BEN
Coordinates
6.426, 2.307

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

Nearby Stations

Akpakpa

Benin · Natural Gas

41MW · 2010

About this plant

Cotonou is a 20 MW oil power plant in Benin, operated since its commissioning year is not specified.

Ranked #1 of 1 oil plants in Benin. Its 20 MW represents 100% of Benin’s total oil capacity of 20 MW. The largest oil plant in Benin is Cotonou at 20 MW, making it equal in size.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Akpakpa (40.5 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Littoral Department, approximately 10 km from Cotonou city.

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