Research Article
Bagasse Electricity Potential of Conventional Sugarcane Factories
Table 6
Investment guidelines for bagasse cogeneration projects [
1].
| | Component | Possible plant options |
| | Boiler pressure (bar) | 45 | 60 | 82 | | Recommended plant capacity (tons of cane per day) | 5000 | 5000 | 5000 | | Boiler capacity (tons of steam per hour) | 140 | 140 | 140 | | Bagasse feed rate (tons per hour) | 58 | 62 | 70 | | Turbine capacity (MW) | 25 | 30 | 50 | | Daily power generation, gross (MWh) | 420 | 550 | 820 | | Equivalent capacity (MW) | 18 | 24 | 40 | | Daily export power, net (MWh) | 260 | 330 | 550 | | Equivalent export capacity (MW) | 12.5 | 14 | 24 | | Total capital investment ($ million) | 18 | 25 | 75 | | Estimated local component ($ million) | 4 | 5 | 12 | | Estimated annual revenue from electricity ($ million) | 4 | 5 | 8.3 | | Simple payback period (years) | 4.5 | 5 | 8.8 |
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