Merendon Biomass Power Plant is an 18.6MW biopower project. It is located in Cortes, Honduras. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 2015.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Biopower | 18.6 | 18.6 | – | Active | Cortes, Honduras |
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Description
The project cost is $45m.
The process of combustion has been adopted in this project to release the stored energy from the feed. Giant king grass which is a kind of agricultural by-product is used as a feedstock to power the project.
The project consists of 1 turbine with 18.6MW nameplate capacity.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in 2015.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Empresa Nacional de Energia Electrica under a power purchase agreement.
Methodology
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