COG

Sounda Gorge — 10 MW Hydroelectric

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Sounda Gorge is a 10 MW hydro power plant located in Congo. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
10 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Société Nationale d'Électricité du Congo

Operator

Location
-4.08, 12.16

Coordinates

Insights

#8
largest in %s
#5,463
largest %s worldwide
#23,756
largest worldwide
2015
%d yrs newer than avg
4
operated by %s
4
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
10 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Société Nationale d'Électricité du Congo
Country
COG
Coordinates
-4.077, 12.157

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
841 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
67,277 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

183
cars / year
112
homes / year
38,225
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Sounda Gorge is a 10 MW hydro power plant in Congo, ranked #4 of 4 hydro plants in the country.

This plant’s 10 MW represents 4.57% of Congo’s total hydro capacity of 219 MW. The largest hydro plant in Congo is Imboulou at 120 MW, making Sounda Gorge 12 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Pool Region, approximately 150 km from Brazzaville.

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