Kamsar power plant

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Kamsar power plant is an operating power station of at least 56-megawatts (MW) in Conakry, Guinea.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kamsar power plant Conakry, Guinea 9.67074, -13.561496 (approximate)[1][2]

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[1] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil, fossil liquids: diesel[1] 24[1] internal combustion[1] not found 2017[1]
2 Operating[1] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil, fossil liquids: diesel[1] 32[3] internal combustion[3] not found 2018[1]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée SA[1][3] Alcoa Corp; Dadco Investments Ltd; Government of Guinea; Rio Tinto PLC
2 Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée SA[1][3] Alcoa Corp; Dadco Investments Ltd; Government of Guinea; Rio Tinto PLC

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry: Other Metals & Mining[1][3]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20220703060457/https://imm.energy/en/portfolio-item/kamsar-guinea-conakry/. Archived from the original on 03 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Conakry,+Guinea/@9.6341861,-13.7441439,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xf1cd12aa388e129:0x8a66de1569d341d4!8m2!3d9.5090945!4d-13.7119312!16zL20vMGZuOHA?entry=ttu. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220703050404/https://imm.energy/en/compagnie-des-bauxites-de-guinee-cbg-expands-its-kamsar-power-plant-with-imm/. Archived from the original on 03 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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