Kamsar is a 26.3 MW oil power plant in Boke, Guinea. It ranks #9 of 12 Guinea power plants by installed capacity. In context, oil supplies about 24.8% of Guinea's electricity; the national grid averages 181 gCO₂/kWh (75.2% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1023084.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 26.3 MW, Kamsar is below the median oil plant in Guinea (49.2 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #4 largest oil power plant of 5 in Guinea by capacity.
Guinea has 5 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 196 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Boke · Hydro · 45 MW · Boke
- Boffa Alumina power station · Coal · 250 MW · Boffa Prefecture
- Sangaredi · Oil · 16.6 MW · Boke
- Kipé power plant · Oil · 54 MW · Conakry
- Tè-Power power plant · Oil · 50 MW · Conakry
- Tombo · Oil · 49.2 MW · Conakry
Location
Coordinates 10.6667, -14.6 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kamsar?
Kamsar is a 26.3 MW oil power plant in Boke, Guinea.