Essakane Gold Mine power station
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Essakane Gold Mine power station is an operating power station of at least 57-megawatts (MW) in not found, Burkina Faso.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
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Essakane Gold Mine power station | not found, Burkina Faso | 13.873919, -0.917234 (approximate)[1][2] |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP |
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1 | Operating[3] | fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[4] | 57[3] | unknown | not found |
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 |
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1 | IAMGOLD Corp[1] | IAMGOLD Corp |
Project-level captive use details
- Captive industry: Other Metals & Mining[1]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://im-mining.com/2018/03/19/worlds-largest-hybrid-solar-thermal-plant-switched-supply-iamgold-essakane/.
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Additional data
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