Kingtom — Sierra Leone
Oil power plant in Western Area, Sierra Leone. Approximate location 8.4929, -13.2474.
OilWestern AreaSierra LeoneCCGT · HRSGGE Power: LM2500Pre Construction
Kingtom is a 53 MW oil power plant in Western Area, Sierra Leone. It ranks #1 of 3 Sierra Leone power plants by installed capacity. In context, oil supplies about 4.8% of Sierra Leone's electricity; the national grid averages 48 gCO₂/kWh (95.2% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1023166.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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
Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); GE Power: LM2500. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — 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 #1 largest oil power plant of 2 in Sierra Leone by capacity.
Sierra Leone has 2 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 76 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Bonthe Works · Oil · 23 MW · Southern Province
- Bumbuna Dam · Hydro · 50 MW · Northern Province
Location
Coordinates 8.4929, -13.2474 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Kingtom?
Kingtom is a 53 MW oil power plant in Western Area, Sierra Leone, Pre Construction 2019.