Saint Pierre Biomass Power Plant is a 41MW biopower project. It is located in Saint-Pierre, Reunion. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 2019. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project is developed and owned by Albioma. The company has a stake of 51%.

The process of ethanol fermentation/biodiesel has been adopted in this project to release the stored energy from the feed. Agricultural by-product is used as a feedstock to power the project.

Development status

The project got commissioned in 2019.

Power purchase agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Electricite de France under a power purchase agreement for a period of 25 years.

Contractors involved

General Electric was selected as the gas turbine supplier for the project. The company provided 1 turbine with 41MW nameplate capacity.

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About Albioma

Albioma SA (Albioma) is an energy producer. The company offers to develop and operate projects in thermal biomass, anaerobic digestion, and solar power. Albioma also manages the photovoltaic installation and agricultural anaerobic digestion units. It operates thermal power plants to produce electricity and steam, photovoltaic panel farms in France, Spain, and Italy, and markets photovoltaic installations and panels to third parties and joint ventures. The company generates renewable energy from bagasse, a fibrous residue from sugar cane. The company has an operational presence in Mauritius, France and Brazil. Albioma is headquartered in La Defense Cedex, France.

This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.