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Tè-Power power plant

Oil power plant in Conakry, Guinea. Approximate location 9.570217, -13.661755.

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Tè-Power power plant is a 50 MW oil power plant in Conakry, Guinea. It is operated by Endeavor Energy Holdings LLC; Energie, Environnement et Mines SA. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 38k homes (estimated). It ranks #5 of 12 Guinea power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2020, it is around 6 years old — recently built. In context, oil supplies about 24.8% of Guinea's electricity; the national grid averages 181 gCO₂/kWh (75.2% low-carbon) (2024).

50MW installed capacity
37,542homes powered (est.)
2020commissioned (~6 yrs)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityTè-Power power plant GEM-GOGPT
CountryGuinea · Conakry GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates9.570217, -13.661755 GEM-GOGPT
FuelOil GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity50 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000409165; operating plant capacity
OwnerEndeavor Energy Holdings LLC; Energie, Environnement et Mines SA GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned2020 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyEngine GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions98,550 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#5 / 12 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#2 / 5 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.02× · 49.2 MW · n=5 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent37,542 calculated
Environmental severityC5 · 50/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

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

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000409165; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 50 MW, Tè-Power power plant is around the median oil plant in Guinea (49.2 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. 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.

Capacity vs largest oil plants in Guinea

Kipé power plant: 54 MW54Kipé power…Tè-Power power plant: 50 MW50Tè-Power p…Tombo: 49 MW49TomboKamsar: 26 MW26KamsarSangaredi: 17 MW17Sangaredi

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Endeavor Energy Holdings LLC; Energie, Environnement et Mines SA.

Climate zone & how it works

This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 9.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~28°Ctypical warm-season mean
Tropical monsoon: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

C5ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
50/100environmental-severity index
4.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
27 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #2 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

Location

Coordinates 9.570217, -13.661755 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Tè-Power power plant?

Tè-Power power plant is a 50 MW oil power plant in Conakry, Guinea, commissioned in 2020.

How many homes can Tè-Power power plant power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 37,542 homes (estimated).

Who operates Tè-Power power plant?

Tè-Power power plant is operated by Endeavor Energy Holdings LLC; Energie, Environnement et Mines SA.

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