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Ngodwana Biomass Power Station — 25 MW Biomass

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Ngodwana Biomass Power Station is a 25 MW biomass power plant located in South Africa. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
25 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2018

Year online

Owner
Sappi

Operator

Location
-25.58, 30.66

Coordinates

Insights

#160
largest in %s
#398
largest %s worldwide
#17,704
largest worldwide
2018
%d yrs newer than avg
1
operated by %s
5
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Biomass
Capacity
25 MW
Commissioned
2018
Status
Operational
Owner
Sappi
Country
South Africa
Coordinates
-25.576, 30.665
Wikipedia
Link

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
32,741 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
818,513 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
230 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

7,118
cars / year
4,365
homes / year
1.5M
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Ngodwana Biomass Power Station is a 25 MW biomass power plant in South Africa. It is the only biomass facility operated by an unspecified operator and was commissioned in an unspecified year.

Ranked #1 of 4 biomass plants in South Africa. Its 25 MW represents 64.77% of South Africa’s total biomass capacity of 39 MW. The largest biomass plant in South Africa is Ngodwana Biomass Power Station at 25 MW, making it equal in size.

Nearby plants include Lomati (10.1 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Mpumalanga Province, approximately 25 km from the nearest major city based on coordinates.

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