GUY

Kingston 1 — 22 MW Oil

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Kingston 1 is a 22 MW oil power plant located in Guyana. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
22 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
Guyana Power & Light

Operator

Location
6.81, -58.16

Coordinates

Insights

#4
largest in Guyana
#894
largest Oil worldwide
#18,560
largest worldwide
5
operated by Guyana Power &…
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
22 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Guyana Power & Light
Country
GUY
Coordinates
6.814, -58.165

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
50,107 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
1,503,216 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

10,893
cars / year
6,681
homes / year
2,277,600
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

Kingston 1 is a 22 MW oil power plant in Guyana, operated by Guyana Power & Light.
Ranked #3 of 4 oil plants in Guyana, it also represents 20.7% of the country’s total oil capacity of 106 MW. The largest oil plant in Guyana is Kingston 11 at 36 MW, making Kingston 1 1.6 times smaller.
Nearby plants include Kingston 11 (36.3 MW, Oil), Vreed en Hoop (26 MW, Oil), and Versailles Power Station (22 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Demerara-Mahaica, approximately 10 km from Georgetown.

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