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Nchalo Mill — 10 MW Biomass

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Nchalo Mill is a 10 MW biomass power plant located in Malawi. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
10 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2018

Year online

Owner
Nchalo Mill

Operator

Location
-15.78, 35.00

Coordinates

Insights

#5
largest in %s
#706
largest %s worldwide
#23,756
largest worldwide
2018
%d yrs newer than avg
1
operated by %s
4
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Biomass
Capacity
10 MW
Commissioned
2018
Status
Operational
Owner
Nchalo Mill
Country
MWI
Coordinates
-15.783, 35.000

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
13,096 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
327,405 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
230 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

2,847
cars / year
1,746
homes / year
595,282
trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

Kapichira

Malawi · Hydroelectric

128MW · 2004

Nkula

Malawi · Hydroelectric

124MW · 2012

Tedzani Falls

Malawi · Hydroelectric

92MW · 2015

Chichiri (Blantyre)

Malawi · Natural Gas

16MW · 2015

About this plant

Nchalo Mill is a 10 MW biomass power plant in Malawi, operational since its commissioning.

Ranked #1 of 1 biomass plant in Malawi, it holds 100% of the country’s biomass capacity, which totals 10 MW. The largest biomass plant in Malawi is Nchalo Mill at 10 MW, making it the only facility of its kind.

Nearby plants include Kapichira (128 MW, Hydro), Nkula (124 MW, Hydro), and Tedzani Falls (91.6 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the Chikwawa District, approximately 50 km from Blantyre.

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