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Tolkuma is a 3.5 MW oil power plant in Papua New Guinea, operated by Petromin Mining. Ranked #7 of 7 oil plants in Papua New Guinea, Tolkuma's 3.5 MW accounts for 2.5% of the country's total oil capacity of 140 MW. The largest oil plant in Papua New Guinea is Ok Tedi at 45 MW, making Tolkuma 12.9 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km of Tolkuma. The facility is located in the East Sepik Province, approximately 500 km from the capital city, Port Moresby.

Capacity
3.5 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Petromin Mining
Location
-8.5659°, 147.1383°

Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Context & rankings
  • 13. largest of 15 plants in Papua New Guinea
  • #31,512 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,693 of 2,478 Oil plants worldwide
  • 0.86% of the installed capacity of Papua New Guinea
Operator portfolio

Petromin Mining operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW

Regional density

1 plants within 100 km, 24 MW combined

Nearest plant: Kanudi (96.3 km)

Data provenance

Source: Petromin

Location

Coordinates:: -8.565900, 147.138300
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Carbon Footprint650 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
7.0 Kt
11 GWh/year × 650 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
1.5K
cars per year
930
homes per year
317.1K
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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