Southern Company
Kemper Project
The Kemper CCS project by Mississippi Power was designed as an integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) facility to convert local lignite coal into syngas and capture about 65% of its CO₂ for storage or enhanced oil recovery. The project faced major technical challenges, delays, and cost overruns—rising from about $2.4 billion to over $6 billion—leading to the cancellation of the gasification and carbon capture components in 2017. The plant now operates solely on natural gas, serving as a significant example of the difficulties in commercializing large-scale CCS technologies.
City
De Kalb
Country
United States of America
Region
us
Project name
Kemper Project
Overview
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Overview
Company:
Project name:
Kemper Project
Project categories:
capture
City:
De Kalb
County:
Kemper County
State:
Mississippi
Country:
United States of America
Region:
United States
Sector:
Natural gas power
EPA website:
Sequestration project:
Transport partner:
Mississippi Power / Southern Company
Storage partner:
Mississippi Power / Southern Company
Capacity (Mt/year):
900,000
Status:
Cancelled
Date announced:
Jan-2010