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Porgera is a 13 MW oil power plant in Papua New Guinea, operated by Barrick Mining. It was commissioned in an undisclosed year and serves the local mining operations. Ranked #5 of 7 oil plants in Papua New Guinea. Its 13 MW accounts for 9.29% of Papua New Guinea's total oil capacity of 140 MW. The largest oil plant in Papua New Guinea is Ok Tedi at 45 MW, making Porgera 3.5 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Enga Province of Papua New Guinea, approximately 700 km from the capital city, Port Moresby.

Capacity
13 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Barrick Mining
Location
-5.4655°, 143.1095°

Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Context & rankings
  • 10. largest of 15 plants in Papua New Guinea
  • #22,127 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,128 of 2,478 Oil plants worldwide
  • 3.19% 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, 72 MW combined

Nearest plant: Hides (68.5 km)

Data provenance

Source: Barrick

Location

Coordinates:: -5.465500, 143.109500
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Carbon Footprint650 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
25.9 Kt
40 GWh/year × 650 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
5.6K
cars per year
3.5K
homes per year
1.2M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Oil emission factor (650 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (35%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Oil
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
Top Fuels

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