World Power Plants

Pioneer Sugar Mill67.8 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewable

Pioneer Sugar Mill is a 67.8 MW biomass power plant in Australia, operated by CSR. Ranked #2 of 27 biomass plants in Australia, it accounts for 11.36% of the country's total biomass capacity of 597 MW. The largest biomass plant in Australia is Invicta Sugar Mill at 150 MW, making Pioneer Sugar Mill 2.2 times smaller. Nearby plants include Haughton River Solar Farm (500 MW, Solar), Invicta Sugar Mill (150 MW, Biomass), and Clare Solar Farm (130 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Queensland, approximately 30 km from Townsville.

Capacity
67.8 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
CSR
Location
-19.5575°, 147.3308°

Australia, Oceania

Context & rankings
  • 275. largest of 678 plants in Australia
  • #11,892 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #159 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
  • 0.04% of the installed capacity of Australia
Operator portfolio

CSR operates 3 plants totalling 228 MW

Regional density

11 plants within 100 km, 2,129 MW combined

Nearest plant: Kalamia Sugar Mill (9.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: -19.557500, 147.330800
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
88.8 Kt
386 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
19.3K
cars per year
11.8K
homes per year
4.0M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Biomass emission factor (230 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (65%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Biomass
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Australia
Continent
Oceania
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

AustraliaEnergy Profile

678
Total Plants
156.6 GW
Total Capacity
SolarCoalGasHydro
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