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Santa Rosalía25.2 MW Biomass

BiomassRenewable

Santa Rosalía is a 25.2 MW biomass power plant in Mexico. It is operated by an undisclosed entity and contributes to the biomass energy sector in the country. Ranked #5 of 64 biomass plants in Mexico, Santa Rosalía's 25.2 MW represents 3.42% 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 Santa Rosalía 1.9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Pemex-Gas y Petroquímica Básica Complejo Procesador de Gas Nuevo Pemex (367.4 MW, Gas), Nuevo Pemex (300 MW, Gas), and Pemex-Gas y Petroquímica Básica Complejo Procesador de Gas Cactus (120.7 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Tabasco, approximately 150 km from Villahermosa.

Capacity
25.2 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Biomass Energy Mexico
Location
18.0899°, -93.3562°

Mexico, North America

Context & rankings
  • 281. largest of 419 plants in Mexico
  • #17,674 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #396 of 1,487 Biomass plants worldwide
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of Mexico
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Biomass fleet average: 20.5 years

Operator portfolio

Biomass Energy Mexico operates 1 plants totalling 25 MW

Regional density

8 plants within 100 km, 2,076 MW combined

Nearest plant: Ingenio Benito Juárez (26.2 km)

Data provenance

Source: INERE

Location

Coordinates:: 18.089900, -93.356200
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Carbon Footprint230 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
33.0 Kt
143 GWh/year × 230 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
363.0 Kt
Over 11 years of operation
Annual emissions equivalent to
7.2K
cars per year
4.4K
homes per year
1.5M
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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