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South AfricaPetroSA Biogas Plant is a 4 MW waste power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
Insights
Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Waste
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Commissioned
- 2007
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- The Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Coordinates
- -34.145, 22.105
Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~25 yrs
Est. gCO2/kWh
Annual emissions equivalent to
Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator
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About this plant
PetroSA Biogas Plant is a 4.2 MW waste power plant in South Africa, operated by The Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa since 2007.
Ranked #3 of 6 waste plants in South Africa, it represents 9.86% of the country’s total waste capacity of 43 MW. The largest waste plant in South Africa is Hernic Waste Heat Plant at 25 MW, making PetroSA 5.95 times smaller.
Nearby plants include Gourikwa Power Station (746 MW, Gas), Gourikwa (740 MW, Oil), and George Airport (0.75 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Western Cape province, approximately 400 km from Cape Town.
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