TITLE:
Assessment of Green House Gas Emissions from Thermal Technologies for Electricity Generation in Cameroon Using Life Cycle Analysis Method
AUTHORS:
Inoussah Moungnutou Mfetoum, Max Keller Ndame Ngangue, Simon Koumi Ngoh, Francis Lénine Djanna Koffi, Jean Gaston Tamba, Louis Monkam
KEYWORDS:
Life Cycle Assessment, Cameron, Electricity, Green House Gas, Equivalent Emissions Factors
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.10 No.8,
August
3,
2023
ABSTRACT: This research uses the Life Cycle Assessment methodology to assess the environmental impact of Cameroon’s thermal power production technology. Thus, for Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO), Light Fuel Oil (LFO), and gas technologies, the Green House Gas equivalent emission factor values are 873 g/kWh, 944 g/kWh, and 577 g/kWh, respectively. These figures are much higher than the IEA-reported emission factor of the Cameroonian power mix, which is 207 g of CO2-eq per MWh. On average, these technologies produce 1.7 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent emissions every year.