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 12.2511449, -1.5757173 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1-2, Unit 3: 12.2511449, -1.5757173

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1-2 operating[2] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil, fossil liquids - diesel[3] 54[2] unknown
Unit 3 operating[4] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil, fossil liquids - diesel[3] 36[4] internal combustion[5] 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
Unit 1-2 Société Nationale d'électricité du Burkina (Sonabel)
Unit 3 Société Nationale d'électricité du Burkina (Sonabel)

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Centrale+Thermique+de+Komsilga/@12.2510086-1.578249317z/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)

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