Bois-Rouge power station
From Global Energy Monitor
Bois-Rouge power station is a 108-megawatt (MW) biomass-fired power station in Saint-Denis, Réunion.
Location
The map below shows the plant in Saint-Denis.
Background
The power station consists of one 62 MW and one 48 MW unit, commissioned in 1992 and 2004, respectively. The plant is co-fired with biomass and imported coal.[1][2] The plant was converted to run on biomass only in 2020.[2][3]
Project Details
- Sponsor: Albioma
- Parent company: Albioma
- Developer:
- Location: Saint-Denis, Réunion
- Coordinates: -20.913831, 55.636348 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Capacity: 102 MW (Unit 1: 62 MW, Unit 2: 46 MW)
- Start date: 1992 (Unit 1), 2004 (Unit 2)
- Type: Biomass
- Source of financing:
Resources and articles
References
- ↑ "Bois Rouge Biomass Power Plant," IndustryAbout, updated July 14, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Our history," Albioma website, accessed April 2016
- ↑ Europe Beyond Coal database, Europe Beyond Coal, January 2021