URY

BIOENER — 12 MW Biomass

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BIOENER is a 12 MW biomass power plant located in Uruguay. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
12 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
BIOENER

Operator

Location
-30.94, -55.56

Coordinates

Insights

#42
largest in Uruguay
#654
largest Biomass worldwide
#22,497
largest worldwide
1
operated by BIOENER
14
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Biomass
Capacity
12 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
BIOENER
Country
URY
Coordinates
-30.939, -55.558

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
15,715 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
392,886 t

over ~25 yrs

Intensity
230 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

3,416
cars / year
2,095
homes / year
714,338
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

About this plant

BIOENER is a 12 MW biomass power plant in Uruguay, operated by an undisclosed entity. It is one of 10 biomass plants in the country.

Ranked #4 of 10 biomass plants in Uruguay, BIOENER accounts for 2.91% of the country’s total biomass capacity of 413 MW. The largest biomass plant in Uruguay is MONTES DEL PLATA at 180 MW, making BIOENER 15 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Cerro Chato II (30 MW, Wind), Coxilha Seca (30 MW, Wind), and Cerro Chato I (30 MW, Wind). The plant is located in the Tacuarembó Department, approximately 300 km northwest of Montevideo.

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