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Palmarejo — 66 MW Oil

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Palmarejo is a 66 MW oil power plant located in Cape Verde. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
66 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2011

Year online

Owner
Energias de Portugal (EDP)

Operator

Location
14.90, -23.55

Coordinates

Insights

#1
largest in %s
#559
largest %s worldwide
#11,955
largest worldwide
2011
%d yrs newer than avg
9
operated by %s
1
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
66 MW
Commissioned
2011
Status
Operational
Owner
Energias de Portugal (EDP)
Country
CPV
Coordinates
14.900, -23.550

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
150,845 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
4.5M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

32,792
cars / year
20,113
homes / year
6.9M
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Praia

Cape Verde · Oil

10MW

About this plant

Palmarejo is a 66.23 MW oil-fired power plant in Cape Verde.

Ranked #1 of 3 oil plants in Cape Verde. Its 66.23 MW represents 75.43% of Cape Verde’s 88 MW total oil capacity. The largest oil plant in Cape Verde is Palmarejo at 66 MW, making it the only operational facility.

Within 50 km, the nearest plant is Praia (10 MW, Oil). The facility is located on Santiago Island, approximately 30 km from the capital city, Praia.

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