Djibloho — Equatorial Guinea

Hydro power plant in Centro Sur, Equatorial Guinea. Approximate location 1.5758, 10.4687.

HydroCentro SurEquatorial Guineaconventional storage

Djibloho is a 120 MW hydro power station in Centro Sur, Equatorial Guinea. It is operated by Ministry of Mines Industry and Energy [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 120k homes (estimated). It ranks #1 of 3 Equatorial Guinea power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2012, it is around 14 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 26.8% of Equatorial Guinea's electricity; the national grid averages 644 gCO₂/kWh (26.8% low-carbon) (2024).

120MW installed capacity
120,137homes powered (est.)
2012commissioned (~14 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1023068.

Data status

Known data

FacilityDjibloho WRI
CountryEquatorial Guinea · Centro Sur WRI
Coordinates1.5758, 10.4687 WRI
FuelHydro WRI
MW installed capacity120 MW Wikidata P2109; installed/nameplate capacity
Verification noteQuality label backfilled from existing source-backed capacity provenance on 2026-07-05; capacity value was not changed. source-verified
OwnerMinistry of Mines Industry and Energy [100%] WRI
Commissioned2012 WRI
Technologyconventional storage WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#1 / 3 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1 / 1 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent120,137 calculated
Climate22.4°C · HDD 0 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC4 · 40/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

Source of the capacity and fuel values:

capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

Technically it is described as conventional storage. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Owner

Operated by Ministry of Mines Industry and Energy [100%].

Local climate & thermal context

This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 1.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

22.4°Cannual mean temp
0heating degree-days (base 18°C)
1,614cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
694 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 23 °CJF: 23 °CFM: 23 °CMA: 23 °CAM: 23 °CMJ: 22 °CJJ: 21 °CJA: 21 °CAS: 22 °CSO: 22 °CON: 22 °CND: 23 °CD23 °C

This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
40/100environmental-severity index
2.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
82 kmdistance to coast

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 plants

Equatorial Guinea has 1 hydro power plant in this dataset, together about 120 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

  • Tchimbele · Hydro · 68.4 MW · Centro Sur
  • Kribi · Gas · 216 MW · South Province

Location

Coordinates 1.5758, 10.4687 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Djibloho?

Djibloho is a 120 MW hydro power plant in Centro Sur, Equatorial Guinea, commissioned in 2012.

Who operates Djibloho?

Djibloho is operated by Ministry of Mines Industry and Energy [100%].

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