Sonangol Luanda Refinery — Angola
Refinery in Angola. Approximate location -8.77984, 13.29806.
RefineryAngolaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Sonangol Luanda Refinery is a refinery in Angola. Its listed capacity is 65,000 BBL per day. 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 Sonangol. It emits about 463,707 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 11% of the CO₂e from the 5 facilities in Angola that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 17% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753404.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
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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
- Central Caminho de Ferro de Luanda (CFL) power station · Oil · 125 MW · 6 km
- Luanda Diesel · Oil · 58 MW · 10 km
- Luanda Refinery · Oil · 18 MW · 10 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 65,000 BBL per day, Sonangol Luanda Refinery is around the median refinery in Angola (65,000 BBL per day). 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.
What 463,707 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 464k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Sonangol Luanda Refinery 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 €34.9M/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.
Operator
Operated by Sonangol. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Sonangol Luanda Refinery sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 8.8°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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1245 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.96× 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
- Cacuaco Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,163,175 t CO₂
- Aceria Angola Bengo steel plant · Steel Plant · 541,500 t CO₂
- Mazozo Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,442,492 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates -8.77984, 13.29806. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Sonangol Luanda Refinery?
Sonangol Luanda Refinery is a refinery in Angola. 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.
What capacity is listed for Sonangol Luanda Refinery?
The open dataset lists 65,000 BBL per day of capacity for Sonangol Luanda Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Sonangol Luanda Refinery emit?
The page uses about 463,707 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #5 among facilities in Angola by estimated CO₂.
Where is Sonangol Luanda Refinery located?
Sonangol Luanda Refinery is in Angola at approximately -8.77984, 13.29806.
Who operates Sonangol Luanda Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Sonangol.