Brazil

São Judas Tadeu — 56 MW Biomass

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São Judas Tadeu is a 56 MW biomass power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
56 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2009

Year online

Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)

Operator

Location
-15.20, -43.87

Coordinates

Insights

#376
largest in %s
#191
largest %s worldwide
#12,653
largest worldwide
2009
%d yrs newer than avg
120
operated by %s
1
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Biomass
Capacity
56 MW
Commissioned
2009
Status
Operational
Owner
Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais (CEMIG)
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-15.196, -43.875

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
73,339 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
1.8M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
230 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

15,943
cars / year
9,778
homes / year
3.3M
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

São Judas Tadeu is a 56 MW biomass power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2009.

Ranked #70 of 425 biomass plants in Brazil, it represents 0.44% of Brazil’s total biomass capacity of 12,644 MW. The largest biomass plant in Brazil is Klabin Celulose at 330 MW, making São Judas Tadeu 5.9 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the state of Minas Gerais, approximately 300 km north of Rio de Janeiro.

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