World Power Plants

Ingenio San Rafael de Pucte9 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewable

Ingenio San Rafael de Pucte is a 9 MW biomass power plant in Mexico, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #33 of 64 biomass plants in Mexico, it accounts for 1.22% of the country's total biomass capacity of 736 MW. The largest biomass plant in Mexico is Ingenio San Miguel del Naranjo at 49 MW, making this facility 5.4 times smaller. There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The plant is situated in Quintana Roo, approximately 150 km from the nearest major city, Chetumal.

Capacity
9 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Grupo Beta San Miguel
Location
18.2782°, -88.6830°

Mexico, North America

Context & rankings
  • 346. largest of 419 plants in Mexico
  • #25,134 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #754 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Mexico
Operator portfolio

Grupo Beta San Miguel operates 2 plants totalling 31 MW

Data provenance

Source: INERE

Location

Coordinates:: 18.278200, -88.683000
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
11.8 Kt
51 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.6K
cars per year
1.6K
homes per year
535.8K
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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