Medine Mill is a 13 MW biomass power plant in Black River, Mauritius. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 18k homes (estimated). It ranks #20 of 24 Mauritius power plants by installed capacity. In context, biomass supplies about 9.4% of Mauritius's electricity; the national grid averages 642 gCO₂/kWh (17.9% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1023122.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 13 MW, Medine Mill is around the median biomass plant in Mauritius (13 MW). Biomass plants burn organic material such as wood, residues or waste-derived fuel to raise steam; they are dispatchable and counted as low-carbon where the feedstock is sustainably sourced.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Mauritius biomass capacity
- 12.8% of 102 MW across 5 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest biomass plants in Mauritius
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This biomass plant burns organic material (wood, residues) to raise steam for a turbine. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen As) — Southern Hemisphere, latitude 20.3°S — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #3 largest biomass power plant of 5 in Mauritius by capacity.
Mauritius has 5 biomass power plants in this dataset, together about 102 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Bambous · Solar · 15 MW · Black River
- Pointe Aux Caves power station · Coal · 110 MW · Rivière Noire
- Henrietta MU · Solar · 25.6 MW · Plaines Wilhems
- Tamarin Falls · Hydro · 11.4 MW · Plaines Wilhems
- Fort Victoria · Oil · 50.4 MW · Port Louis
- Fort William Ceb · Oil · 150 MW · Port Louis
Location
Coordinates -20.2613, 57.3936 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Medine Mill?
Medine Mill is a 13 MW biomass power plant in Black River, Mauritius.