Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers is a 23.5MW biopower project. It is located in Texas, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1973.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Biopower 23.5 23.5 Active Texas, the US

Description

The project is currently owned by Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers.

Bagasse which is a kind of agricultural by-product is used as a feedstock to power the project.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in 1973.

Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to ENGIE North America under a power purchase agreement.

Contractors Involved

The steam turbines for the biopower project have been supplied by E.M and GE Power.

Methodology

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