CMR

Limbe — 11 MW Oil

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Limbe is a 11 MW oil power plant located in Cameroon. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
11 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Sonara

Operator

Location
4.02, 9.20

Coordinates

Insights

#7
largest in Cameroon
#1,215
largest Oil worldwide
#23,476
largest worldwide
2015
18 yrs newer than avg
3
operated by Sonara
3
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
11 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Sonara
Country
CMR
Coordinates
4.017, 9.200

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
24,188 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
725,643 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

5,258
cars / year
3,225
homes / year
1,099,460
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

Limbe is a 10.62 MW oil power plant in Cameroon, operational since its commissioning.

Ranked #3 of 4 oil plants in Cameroon, it represents 20.67% of the country’s total oil capacity of 51 MW. The largest oil plant in Cameroon is Garoua at 16 MW, making Limbe 1.5 times smaller.

The nearest plant is Malabo (20 MW, Gas), located within 50 km. The facility is situated in Cameroon, approximately 250 km southwest of Yaoundé.

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