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Hides is a 72 MW gas power plant in Papua New Guinea, operated by Barrick Mining. Ranked #1 of 1 gas plants in Papua New Guinea, Hides represents 100% of the country's total gas capacity of 72 MW. The largest gas plant in Papua New Guinea is also Hides at 72 MW. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Hela Province, approximately 600 km from the capital city, Port Moresby.

Capacity
72 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Barrick Mining
Location
-6.0048°, 142.8096°

Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Context & rankings
  • 2. largest of 15 plants in Papua New Guinea
  • #11,613 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,510 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 17.69% of the installed capacity of Papua New Guinea
Operator portfolio

Barrick Mining operates 2 plants totalling 85 MW

Regional density

1 plants within 100 km, 13 MW combined

Nearest plant: Porgera (68.5 km)

Data provenance

Source: Barrick

Location

Coordinates:: -6.004800, 142.809600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
139.1 Kt
284 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
30.2K
cars per year
18.5K
homes per year
6.3M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
Papua New Guinea
Continent
Oceania
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

Papua New GuineaEnergy Profile

15
Total Plants
0.4 GW
Total Capacity
HydroOilGasGeothermal
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