Indeni Petroleum Refinery — Zambia
Refinery in Zambia. Approximate location -13.03926, 28.68.
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Indeni Petroleum Refinery is a refinery in Zambia. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery. It is operated by Indeni Petroleum Refinery Ltd.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144174.
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.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Ndola Energy (HFO) power station · Oil · 105 MW · 3 km
- Ndola · Oil · 50 MW · 10 km
- Ndola Cement Plant power station · Coal · 30 MW · 11 km
- Luanshya Nchanga · Oil · 15 MW · 32 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
Subsector: oil-and-gas-refining. As refinery, it requires high process heat (typically 200–600°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
Operator
Operated by Indeni Petroleum Refinery Ltd.
Local climate
Indeni Petroleum Refinery sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 13.0°S in the southern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1298 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.00× 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
- Zambezi Ndola Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 327,481 t CO₂
- Chilanga Ndola Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 360,566 t CO₂
- Masati Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 436,640 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates -13.03926, 28.68. View on OpenStreetMap. Location shown at industrial-zone / municipality precision (shared source geocode).
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Indeni Petroleum Refinery?
Indeni Petroleum Refinery is a refinery in Zambia. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery.
Where is Indeni Petroleum Refinery located?
Indeni Petroleum Refinery is in Zambia at approximately -13.03926, 28.68.
Who operates Indeni Petroleum Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Indeni Petroleum Refinery Ltd.