Honduras switches on 43-MW biomass plant

Honduras inaugurated on Friday a 43-MW biomass plant located in the Sula Valley and owned by local company Honduran Green Power Corporation (HGPC).

With a total cost of USD 130 million (EUR 115.4m), the plant is considered to be one of а kind in the world, Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernandez said during the inauguration ceremony.

About 4,621 hectares (11,418 acres) of king grass together with weevil affected pine wood, African palm tree rachis and sugarcane bagasse will be used as fuel for the biomass facility.

This plant is part of the Honduras 20/20 programme, under which the country targets an 80% share of renewables in its energy mix and the reduction of the use of fossil fuels by about 20%.

(USD 1 = EUR 0.888)

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