ZMB

Nakambala Sugar — 12 MW Biomass

Biomass Renewable Verified

Compare View on Map

Nakambala Sugar is a 12 MW biomass power plant located in Zambia. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity

12 MW

Installed

Commissioned

—

Year online

Owner

Zambia Sugar

Operator

Location

-15.83, 27.77

Coordinates

Insights

#13

largest in %s

#651

largest %s worldwide

#22,457

largest worldwide

operated by %s

plants within 100 km

Location

Open in Google Maps

Technical Details

Fuel Type: Biomass
Capacity: 12 MW
Commissioned: —
Status: Operational
Owner: Zambia Sugar
Country: ZMB
Coordinates: -15.833, 27.767

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂

16,026 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂

400,645 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity

230 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

3,484

cars / year

2,137

homes / year

728,446

trees to offset

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

Nearby Stations

About this plant

Nakambala Sugar is a 12.24 MW biomass power plant in Zambia, operated by Zambia Sugar.

Ranked #1 of 1 biomass plants in Zambia, Nakambala Sugar comprises 100% of the country’s biomass capacity of 12 MW. The largest biomass plant in Zambia is Nakambala Sugar at 12 MW, making it the only facility of its kind in the country.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Southern Province of Zambia, approximately 30 km from the city of Mazabuka.

Spotted an error?

Our data is community-verified. If any detail looks wrong or out of date, suggest a correction below — our team reviews and applies approved changes across all languages.

Nakambala Sugar — 12 MW Biomass

Insights

Location

Technical Details

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual emissions equal to

Nearby Stations

Kafue Gorge

Kariba

Kafue

Lusaka

About this plant

More %s plants

Drax Power Station

Aberthaw Power Station Biomass

Amercentrale

Zolling power station

Spotted an error?