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Azucarera Independencia9.6 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewable

Azucarera Independencia is a 9.6 MW biomass power plant in Mexico, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #29 of 64 biomass plants in Mexico. Its 9.6 MW represents 1.3% of Mexico's total biomass capacity of 736 MW. The largest biomass plant in Mexico is Ingenio San Miguel del Naranjo at 49 MW, making Azucarera Independencia 5.1 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Mazatepec (220 MW, Hydro), Central hidroéctrica Mazatepec (220 MW, Hydro), and Mazatepec hydroelectric power station (220 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Veracruz, approximately 200 km from Mexico City.

Capacity
9.6 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Location
20.0592°, -97.0476°

Mexico, North America

Context & rankings
  • 337. largest of 419 plants in Mexico
  • #24,852 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #741 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Mexico
Regional density

26 plants within 100 km, 8,387 MW combined

Nearest plant: Encanto hydroelectric power station (15.8 km)

Data provenance

Source: INERE

Location

Coordinates:: 20.059200, -97.047600
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
12.6 Kt
55 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.7K
cars per year
1.7K
homes per year
571.5K
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
Mexico
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

MexicoEnergy Profile

419
Total Plants
141.6 GW
Total Capacity
GasHydroOilCoal
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