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Maracaju and Bocaina Biomass Plants

Sector: Biomass • Location: Brazil

Source: World Bank Group

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The project involves the construction and expansion of three biomass-fuelled facilities located in Maracaju & Bocaina, Brazil. The plants have a capacity to process 1661 thousand of tons of waste per year. Energisa is the sponsor which invested $421 million in the project. Financial close took place in December 2013. The sponsor will expand its existing Usina VistaAlegre I (60 MW) sugarcane biomas

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Prospective
Sector
Biomass, Geothermal, Power Generation (CCGT), Government
Location
Brazil
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
World Bank Group

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The project “Maracaju and Bocaina Biomass Plants” is an infrastructure initiative in the Biomass sector, located in Brazil. Taiyo aggregates data on it from World Bank Group.

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2026-07-22

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The project involves the construction and expansion of three biomass-fuelled facilities located in Maracaju & Bocaina, Brazil. The plants have a capacity to process 1661 thousand of tons of waste per year. Energisa is the sponsor which invested $421 million in the project. Financial close took place in December 2013. The sponsor will expand its existing Usina VistaAlegre I (60 MW) sugarcane biomass-fuelled thermal power plant and construct 2 cogeneration facilities on sugarcane biomass, namely: Usina Vista AlegreII (30 MW) and Usina Santa Cândida II (55 MW). The term of the contract is 25 years. Acucomm files

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Brazil

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Biomass, Geothermal, Power Generation (CCGT), Government

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2024-06-04

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