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Paratus (Walvis) — 26 MW Oil

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Paratus (Walvis) is a 26 MW oil power plant located in Namibia. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
26 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
NamPower

Operator

Location
-22.96, 14.51

Coordinates

Insights

#4
largest in %s
#824
largest %s worldwide
#17,623
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
5
operated by %s
3
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
26 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
NamPower
Country
NAM
Coordinates
-22.958, 14.505

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
58,307 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
1.7M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

12,675
cars / year
7,774
homes / year
2.7M
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

Paratus (Walvis) is a 25.6 MW oil power plant in Namibia, operated since its commissioning.

Ranked #1 of 3 oil plants in Namibia, it represents 42.74% of the country’s total oil capacity of 60 MW. The largest oil plant in Namibia is Paratus (Walvis) at 26 MW, making it slightly larger than itself.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Anixas (24.3 MW, Oil). The plant is located in the Erongo Region, approximately 30 km from the city of Walvis Bay.

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