SWZ

Ubombo Mill — 13 MW Biomass

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Ubombo Mill is a 13 MW biomass power plant located in Swaziland. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
13 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2015

Year online

Owner
Swaziland Electricity Company

Operator

Location
-26.77, 31.94

Coordinates

Insights

#6
largest in Swaziland
#623
largest Biomass worldwide
#22,127
largest worldwide
2015
10 yrs newer than avg
2
operated by Swaziland Electricity Company
5
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Biomass
Capacity
13 MW
Commissioned
2015
Status
Operational
Owner
Swaziland Electricity Company
Country
SWZ
Coordinates
-26.773, 31.942

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
17,025 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
425,627 t

over ~25 yrs

Intensity
230 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

3,701
cars / year
2,270
homes / year
773,866
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Ubombo Mill is a 13 MW biomass power plant in Swaziland, commissioned in an undisclosed year. It is the only biomass facility operated in the country.

Ranked #3 of 3 biomass plants in Swaziland. Its 13 MW represents 29.55% of Swaziland’s total biomass capacity of 44 MW. The largest biomass plant in Swaziland is Simunye Mill at 17 MW, making Ubombo Mill 1.3 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in the Lubombo region of Swaziland, approximately 40 km from the nearest major city, Mbabane.

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