LBN

Hreishi — 70 MW Oil

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Hreishi is a 70 MW oil power plant located in Lebanon. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
70 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1983

Year online

Owner
Lebanon Electricité du Liban

Operator

Location
34.38, 35.76

Coordinates

Insights

#5
largest in %s
#540
largest %s worldwide
#11,708
largest worldwide
1983
%d yrs older than avg
1
operated by %s
9
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
70 MW
Commissioned
1983
Status
Operational
Owner
Lebanon Electricité du Liban
Country
LBN
Coordinates
34.380, 35.758

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
159,432 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
4.8M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

34,659
cars / year
21,258
homes / year
7.2M
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

Hreishi is a 70 MW oil power plant in Lebanon, commissioned in 1983.

Ranked #3 of 5 oil plants in Lebanon, it accounts for 6.19% of the country’s total oil capacity of 1,130 MW. The largest oil plant in Lebanon is Zouk 1 at 643 MW, making Hreishi 9.2 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Zouk 1 (642.8 MW, Oil), Deir Ammar (470 MW, Gas), and Baalback (35 MW, Oil). The facility is located in the Mount Lebanon Governorate, approximately 30 km north of Beirut.

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