GNQ-Malabo_methanol — Equatorial Guinea
Chemical Plant in Equatorial Guinea. Approximate location 3.84228, 8.70809.
Chemical PlantEquatorial GuineaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
GNQ-Malabo_methanol is a chemical plant in Equatorial Guinea. Its listed capacity is 967,380 t of chemical. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations. It emits about 322,863 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 77% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-33999060.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Bioco Lpg Plant · Gas · 10 MW · 7 km
- Malabo · Gas · 20 MW · 14 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 967,380 t of chemical, GNQ-Malabo_methanol is around the median chemical plant in Equatorial Guinea (967,380 t of chemical). Subsector: chemicals. As chemical plant, it requires high process heat (typically 100–500°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 322,863 t CO₂e a year looks like
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 323k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), GNQ-Malabo_methanol carries no domestic carbon price, and its products are not CBAM-covered goods, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €24.3M/yr.
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Local climate
GNQ-Malabo_methanol sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 3.8°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an extreme marine/tropical environment (estimated ISO 9223 class CX — Extreme), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1257 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.97× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
Nearby industrial sites
- SONARA Limbe Refinery · Refinery
- Mira Douala Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 266,911 t CO₂
- Edéa aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 110,639 t CO₂
- Nigerian Newsprint Manufacturing Company Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 13,363 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 3.84228, 8.70809. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is GNQ-Malabo_methanol?
GNQ-Malabo_methanol is a chemical plant in Equatorial Guinea. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations.
What capacity is listed for GNQ-Malabo_methanol?
The open dataset lists 967,380 t of chemical of capacity for GNQ-Malabo_methanol.
How much CO₂ does GNQ-Malabo_methanol emit?
The page uses about 322,863 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1 among facilities in Equatorial Guinea by estimated CO₂.
Where is GNQ-Malabo_methanol located?
GNQ-Malabo_methanol is in Equatorial Guinea at approximately 3.84228, 8.70809.