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)
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.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP
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
1 IAMGOLD Corp[1] IAMGOLD Corp

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry: Other Metals & Mining[1]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://im-mining.com/2018/03/19/worlds-largest-hybrid-solar-thermal-plant-switched-supply-iamgold-essakane/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Burkina+Faso/@12.2472557,-1.554441,7z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0xe2dca26d5a6709b:0x27930aed46836dab!8m2!3d12.238333!4d-1.561593!16zL20vMDE2OTk?entry=ttu. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221005205751/https://energyandmines.com/2017/01/powering-iamgolds-essakane-mine-in-burkina-faso-with-solar/. Archived from the original on 05 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20230127052507/https://www.mining.com/web/worlds-largest-hybrid-solar-thermal-plant-switched-burkina-faso/. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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