The French energy regulator (Commission de régulation de l’énergie - CRE) approved the terms of a draft amendment to the power purchase agreement between EDF and Albioma Caraïbes power plant in Guadeloupe, allowing the conversion of the 100% coal-fuelled facility to operate with biomass.
The project is fully consistent with the aims of the Energy Transition for Green Growth Act, which sets a target of supplying 50% of enduse energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020. Converting the power plant to operate with biomass will increase the share of renewable energy in Guadeloupe's energy mix to approximately 35% (from 20.5% in 2017).
Once converted for biomass, the Albioma Caraïbes plant is expected to cut its annual atmospheric emissions (from the whole line) by more than 265,000 tonnes equivalent CO2, representing a decrease of around 87% from current levels with coal-fired operation.
The project, which has an installed capacity of 34 MW, generates approximately 260 GWh of electricity annually (representing around 15% of the island's consumption).
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