Komsilga power plant

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Komsilga power plant is an operating power station of at least 90-megawatts (MW) in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Komsilga power plant Ougadougou, Burkina Faso 12.251145, -1.575717 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1-2, 3: 12.251145, -1.575717

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1-2 Operating[2] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil, fossil liquids: diesel[3] 54[2] unknown not found
3 Operating[4] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil, fossil liquids: diesel[3] 36[4] internal combustion[5] not found 2014[4]

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
1-2 Société Nationale d'électricité du Burkina[6] Société Nationale d'électricité du Burkina
3 Société Nationale d'électricité du Burkina[6] Société Nationale d'électricité du Burkina

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Centrale+Thermique+de+Komsilga/@12.2510086,-1.5782493,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xe2e9761db552397:0xcf1ef5bfb520084a!8m2!3d12.2510086!4d-1.5756744!16s%2Fg%2F11b6hyvs34?entry=ttu. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211205222247/http://www.globalpowersystems.eu/en/project-detail/komsilga-power-plant-phase-2/. Archived from the original on 05 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220819052437/http://www.ecowrex.org/eg/komsilga. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://www.sofreco.com/UK/formSelectReference.awp?P1=EN_D009_ZXXX_PXXXXX_BXXX_L033&AWPID672071D0=BBF6F345E29143B6BE4912490EF05DA21AD5EACE. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20171220021719/http://s7d2.scene7.com:80/is/content/Caterpillar/C10752586. Archived from the original on 20 December 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230609182622/https://www.sonabel.bf/. Archived from the original on 09 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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