Briviesca Biomass Power Plant is a 16MW biopower project. It is located in Castile and León, Spain. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in September 2010.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Biopower 16 16 Active Castile and León, Spain GHESA Ingenieria y Tecnologia

Description

The project was developed by GHESA Ingenieria y Tecnologia. Acciona Energia and Ente Regional de la Energia de Castilla y Leon are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 85% and 15% respectively.

The project generates 128GWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 40,000 households, offsetting 123,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $64.07m.

Agricultural by-product and wood by-product are used as a feedstock to power the project.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in September 2010.

Contractors Involved

Franco Tosi Meccanica was selected as the steam turbine supplier for the project.

About GHESA Ingenieria y Tecnologia

GHESA Ingenieria Y Tecnologia SA (GHESA Ingenieria) is a diversified company that develops projects in the electricity sector. The company’s services include planning, site studies and environmental, feasibility and profitability, design and management official permits and licenses, control and management project, procurement, quality management, and basic and detailed engineering services. Its also provides architecture and urbanism, construction management and installation, supervision of works, activation and inspection of supplies, support the operation and maintenance, testing and commissioning of facilities, training of operators, and turnkey solutions, among others. GHESA Ingenieria offers services to the energy, information technology, defense, transportation, space, and aeronautics sectors. The company has its operations Brazil, the UAE, France, Portugal, Colombia, Macau, Peru, Angola, Mexico, the US, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. GHESA Ingenieria is headquartered in Madrid City, Spain.

Methodology

All power projects included in this report are drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center. The information regarding the project parameters is sourced through secondary information sources such as electric utilities, equipment manufacturers, developers, project proponent’s – news, deals and financial reporting, regulatory body, associations, government planning reports and publications. Wherever needed the information is further validated through primary from various stakeholders across the power value chain and professionals from leading players within the power sector.