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Power plants in Guinea

A directory of 12 power plants in Guinea with a combined installed capacity of 869 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

12power plants
869MW total capacity
3fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Guinea)

Hydro: 6 plants6HydroOil: 5 plants5OilCoal: 1 plants1Coal

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Guinea electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2024)

181gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
75.2%low-carbon electricity
75.2%renewables
24.8%fossil fuels
Hydro: 74 %74HydroOil: 25 %25OilSolar: 1 %1Solar

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Guinea

#PlantFuelMW
1Boffa Alumina power stationCoal250
2KaletaHydro240
3GarafiriHydro80
4Kipé power plantOil54
5Tè-Power power plantOil50
6TomboOil49
7BokeHydro45
8Grandes ChutesHydro28
9KamsarOil26
10SangarediOil17
11DonkeaHydro15
12TinkissoHydro15

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Guinea?

There are 12 power plants in Guinea in this open dataset, with about 869 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Guinea?

Boffa Alumina power station is the largest at about 250 MW (coal).

What fuels generate electricity in Guinea?

The most common plant type in this dataset is hydro (6 plants), across 3 fuel types in total.

How clean is Guinea's electricity grid?

Guinea's grid carbon intensity is about 181 gCO₂/kWh, with 75.2% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).