Selingue Hydroelectric Power Plant Mali is a 48 MW hydro power plant in Koulikoro, Mali. It is operated by Energie du Mali. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 48k homes (estimated). It ranks #7 of 8 Mali power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1980, it is around 46 years old — long-established. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 15.4% of Mali's electricity; the national grid averages 539 gCO₂/kWh (19.5% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0042549.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100001046012; 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.
Key facts
- Share of Mali hydro capacity
- 15.2% of 316 MW across 4 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 3 dated hydro plants in Mali are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest hydro plants in Mali
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Energie du Mali.
Local climate & thermal context
This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 11.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
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
The #3 largest hydro power plant of 4 in Mali by capacity.
Mali has 4 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 316 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Kalabancoro power station · Gas · 65 MW · Koulikoro
- Sirakoro power station · Oil · 100 MW · Sirakoro
- Sotuba Hydroelectric Power Plant Mali · Hydro · 5.2 MW · Bamako
Location
Coordinates 11.6383, -8.23 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Selingue Hydroelectric Power Plant Mali?
Selingue Hydroelectric Power Plant Mali is a 48 MW hydro power plant in Koulikoro, Mali, commissioned in 1980.
Who operates Selingue Hydroelectric Power Plant Mali?
Selingue Hydroelectric Power Plant Mali is operated by Energie du Mali.