BFA

Kompienga — 14 MW Hydroelectric

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Kompienga is a 14 MW hydro power plant located in Burkina Faso. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
14 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
Société Nationale d'électricité du Burkina Faso

Operator

Location
11.07, 0.70

Coordinates

Insights

#7
largest in %s
#5,010
largest %s worldwide
#21,742
largest worldwide
5
operated by %s
0
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
14 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Société Nationale d'électricité du Burkina Faso
Country
BFA
Coordinates
11.070, 0.700

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,177 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
94,188 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

256
cars / year
157
homes / year
53,516
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Kompienga is a 14 MW hydroelectric power plant in Burkina Faso, operated by Société Nationale d’électricité du Burkina Faso. This facility is one of only two hydro plants in the country.

Ranked #2 of 2 hydro plants in Burkina Faso, Kompienga’s 14 MW represents 46.67% of the nation’s total hydro capacity of 30 MW. The largest hydro plant in Burkina Faso is Bagre at 16 MW, making Kompienga 1.14 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km of Kompienga. The plant is located in the Centre-East region of Burkina Faso.

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