Sao Jose – Macatuba Biomass Power Plant is an 84.805MW biopower project. It is located in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1994.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Biopower | 84.805 | 84.805 | – | Active | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Description
The project is currently owned by Acucareira Zillo Lorenzetti with a stake of 100%.
The electricitiy generated from the plant has offsetted 21,572t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.
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 1994.
Contractors Involved
Siemens was selected as the steam turbine supplier for the project. The company provided 2 units of SST300N turbines.
Methodology
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