Brazil

Unidade de Bioenergia Costa Rica — 80 MW Biomass

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Unidade de Bioenergia Costa Rica is a 80 MW biomass power plant located in Brazil. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
80 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2011

Year online

Owner
Raízen Energia S.A.

Operator

Location
-18.56, -53.13

Coordinates

Insights

#320
largest in Brazil
#117
largest Biomass worldwide
#11,257
largest worldwide
2011
6 yrs newer than avg
4
operated by Raízen Energia S.A.
13
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Biomass
Capacity
80 MW
Commissioned
2011
Status
Operational
Owner
Raízen Energia S.A.
Country
Brazil
Coordinates
-18.556, -53.127

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
104,544 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
2,613,609 t

over ~25 yrs

Intensity
230 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

22,727
cars / year
13,939
homes / year
4,752,016
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 Costa Rica is a 79.828 MW biomass power plant in Brazil, commissioned in 2011.
Ranked #41 of 425 biomass plants in Brazil, it contributes 0.63% to the country’s total biomass capacity of 12,644 MW. The largest biomass plant in Brazil is Klabin Celulose at 330 MW, making this facility 4.1 times smaller.
Nearby plants include Iaco Agrícola (64 MW, Biomass), Paraíso I (21.6 MW, Hydro), and Costa Rica (16 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, approximately 300 km from the nearest major city, Campo Grande.

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