World Power Plants

MAHATMA SUGAR15 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewable

Mahatma Sugar is a 15 MW biomass power plant in India, operated by Mahatma Power Ltd since 2022. Ranked #38 of 50 biomass plants in India, Mahatma Sugar's 15 MW represents 1.5% of India's total biomass capacity of 1,003 MW. The largest biomass plant in India is Jaisalmer Godawari at 50 MW, making Mahatma Sugar 3.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Butibori Power Project (600 MW, Coal), BUTIBORI TPP -II (600 MW, Coal), and MIHAN TPP (246 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Maharashtra, approximately 50 km from the city of Nagpur.

Capacity
15 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Mahatma Power ltd
Location
20.8558°, 78.5814°

India, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 1,230. largest of 1,805 plants in India
  • #21,163 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #569 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
Operator portfolio

Mahatma Power ltd operates 1 plants totalling 15 MW

Regional density

25 plants within 100 km, 14,784 MW combined

Nearest plant: WARDHA WORKS (18.7 km)

Data provenance

Location

Coordinates:: 20.855800, 78.581400
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
19.6 Kt
85 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
4.3K
cars per year
2.6K
homes per year
892.9K
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
India
Continent
Asia
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

IndiaEnergy Profile

1,805
Total Plants
513.9 GW
Total Capacity
CoalGasHydroSolar
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