Punta Pereira Biomass Power Plant is a 176MW biopower project. It is located in Colonia, Uruguay. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in June 2014.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Biopower | 176 | 176 | – | Active | Colonia, Uruguay | Montes Del Plata |
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Description
The project is developed and owned by Montes Del Plata.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 200,000 households.
The process of combustion has been adopted in this combined heat and power (CHP) project to release the stored energy from the feed. Wood by-product is used as a feedstock to power the project.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in June 2014.
Contractors Involved
Andritz was selected to render EPC services for the biopower project.
Siemens was selected as the steam turbine supplier for the project. The company provided 1 unit of Double Extraction, Condensing turbine with 88MW nameplate capacity.
Siemens was selected as the steam turbine supplier for the project. The company provided 1 unit of Extraction, Backpressure turbine with 88MW nameplate capacity.
Methodology
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