World Power Plants

Prozucar7 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewable

Prozucar is a 7 MW biomass power plant in Mexico, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #42 of 64 biomass plants in Mexico, Prozucar's 7 MW represents 0.95% 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 Prozucar 7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Humaya (90 MW, Hydro), Humaya Dam (90 MW, Hydro), and El Dorado (9.6 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Sinaloa, approximately 200 km northwest of Culiacán.

Capacity
7 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Prozucar
Location
24.7657°, -107.7018°

Mexico, North America

Context & rankings
  • 361. largest of 419 plants in Mexico
  • #26,608 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #832 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Biomass fleet average: 20.5 years

Operator portfolio

Prozucar operates 1 plants totalling 7 MW

Regional density

7 plants within 100 km, 418 MW combined

Nearest plant: Humaya (48.4 km)

Data provenance

Source: INERE

Location

Coordinates:: 24.765700, -107.701800
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
9.2 Kt
40 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
100.8 Kt
Over 11 years of operation
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.0K
cars per year
1.2K
homes per year
416.7K
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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