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Kaolack — 15 MW Oil

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Kaolack is a 15 MW oil power plant located in Senegal. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
15 MW

Installed

Commissioned
—

Year online

Owner
Senegalese Government

Operator

Location
14.15, -16.07

Coordinates

Insights

#9
largest in Senegal
#1,049
largest Oil worldwide
#21,130
largest worldwide
3
operated by Senegalese Government
3
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
15 MW
Commissioned
—
Status
Operational
Owner
Senegalese Government
Country
SEN
Coordinates
14.150, -16.067

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
34,984 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
1,049,518 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

7,605
cars / year
4,665
homes / year
1,590,179
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

Bel-Air

Senegal · Oil

99MW · 2015

Ten Merina

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34MW · 2020

Mérina Dakhar

Senegal · Solar

34MW · 2018

Kahone 1

Senegal · Solar

21MW · 2016

About this plant

Kaolack is a 15.36 MW oil power plant in Senegal, commissioned in 2011.

Ranked #4 of 5 oil plants in Senegal. Its 15.36 MW represents 3.26% of Senegal’s total oil capacity of 470 MW. The largest oil plant in Senegal is Cap Des Biches at 327 MW, making Kaolack 21.3 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Kahone 1 (21.2 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Kaolack region, approximately 150 km from the capital city, Dakar.

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