Bagasse Electricity Potential of Conventional Sugarcane Factories

Table 7

Current condition of power generation in NSC [32].

Parameter	Rate/value
Daily bagasse production	1040 tons
Usage (bagasse)	800 tons
Current availability of bagasse	Available
Daily cane availability	Available
1 watertube fixed grate boiler 25 bar 330°C	54 tons/h
2 FCB water tube boiler 23 bar 320°C	27 tons/h each
Number of boilers	3
Average age of the boilers	39 years old
Efficiency of the boiler	60%
Optimum capacity operating capacity	3 MW
Domestic consumption	2.8 MW
Export to the grid	0
Steam pressure range	20-25 bars
Current operation of the plant	Operational