Brazil

Unidade de Bioenergia Alto Taquari — 73 MW Biomass

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Unidade de Bioenergia Alto Taquari is a 73 MW biomass power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
73 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2013

Year online

Owner
Alto Taquari Bioenergy

Operator

Location
-17.80, -53.27

Coordinates

Insights

#340
largest in Brazil
#140
largest Biomass worldwide
#11,601
largest worldwide
2013
8 yrs newer than avg
1
operated by Alto Taquari Bioenergy
7
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Biomass
Capacity
73 MW
Commissioned
2013
Status
Operational
Owner
Alto Taquari Bioenergy
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-17.804, -53.270

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
95,209 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
2,380,234 t

over ~25 yrs

Intensity
230 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

20,698
cars / year
12,695
homes / year
4,327,699
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Unidade de Bioenergia Alto Taquari is a 72.7 MW biomass power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2013.

Ranked #51 of 425 biomass plants in Brazil, it represents 0.57% of the country’s total biomass capacity of 12,644 MW. The largest biomass plant in Brazil is Klabin Celulose at 330 MW, making Alto Taquari 4.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Unidade de Bioenergia Morro Vermelho (72.7 MW, Biomass). The facility is located in Mato Grosso, approximately 200 km from Cuiabá.

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