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Valdivia Pulp Mill61 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

Valdivia Pulp Mill is a 61 MW biomass power plant in Chile. Ranked #2 of 23 biomass plants in Chile. Its 61 MW represents 13.71% of Chile's total biomass capacity of 445 MW. The largest biomass plant in Chile is Santa Fe at 67 MW, making Valdivia Pulp Mill 1.10 times smaller. Within 50 km, nearby plants include ANTILHUE (101.3 MW, Oil), CALLE CALLE (13 MW, Oil), and LOUSIANA PACIFIC (2.9 MW, Oil). The facility is located in the Los Ríos Region, approximately 30 km southeast of Valdivia.

Capacity
61 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Celulosa Arauco y Constitución
Location
-39.5658°, -72.9000°

Chile, South America

Context & rankings
  • 125. largest of 383 plants in Chile
  • #12,229 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #174 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
  • 0.19% of the installed capacity of Chile
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Biomass fleet average: 20.5 years

Operator portfolio

Celulosa Arauco y Constitución operates 1 plants totalling 61 MW

Regional density

9 plants within 100 km, 177 MW combined

Nearest plant: ANTILHUE (35.8 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wikidata

Location

Coordinates:: -39.565778, -72.899972
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
79.9 Kt
347 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
878.8 Kt
Over 11 years of operation
Annual emissions equivalent to
17.4K
cars per year
10.7K
homes per year
3.6M
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
Chile
Continent
South America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

ChileEnergy Profile

383
Total Plants
31.5 GW
Total Capacity
HydroGasCoalSolar
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