LBN

Sour — 35 MW Oil

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Sour is a 35 MW oil power plant located in Lebanon. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
35 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1996

Year online

Owner
Lebanon Oil Company

Operator

Location
33.28, 35.23

Coordinates

Insights

#6
largest in %s
#749
largest %s worldwide
#15,825
largest worldwide
1996
%d yrs older than avg
2
operated by %s
13
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
35 MW
Commissioned
1996
Status
Operational
Owner
Lebanon Oil Company
Country
LBN
Coordinates
33.276, 35.229

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
79,716 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
2.4M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

17,330
cars / year
10,629
homes / year
3.6M
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

Sour is a 35 MW oil power plant in Lebanon, commissioned in 1996. It is one of the few oil facilities in the country, contributing to its energy generation.

Ranked #4 of 5 oil plants in Lebanon, Sour’s 35 MW accounts for 3.1% of Lebanon’s total oil capacity of 1,130 MW. The largest oil plant in Lebanon is Zouk 1 at 643 MW, making Sour 18 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Zahrani (470 MW, Gas) and Jieh 1 (347.5 MW, Oil). The facility is located in the South Governorate, approximately 50 km from Beirut.

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