Kurkumbh Bagasse Cogeneration

Based in the Indian state of Maharashtra, this project involves the installation of a captive biomass cogeneration power plant (CPP) at a manufacturing facility which supplies chemicals to the pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. The project achieves greenhouse gas emissions reductions by switching the facility’s energy supply from fossil fuel sources to biomass, a renewable energy source.

Before the implementation of this project, the facility’s energy requirements were met by the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, diesel generators for back-up power and combustion of furnace oil for steam. Now, the new CPP produces electricity and steam using a type of biomass called bagasse, which is the fibre left after sugarcane stalks are crushed to extract their juice. Bagasse is considered renewable as it is derived from natural resources and renewed within a human lifetime.

Bagasse is collected from sugarcane factories and farms from the surrounding areas and transported to the project site for storage, to provide year-round renewable energy for the power plant. Disposing of bagasse is a problem in the sugarcane growing regions of India and the most common method of removal is burning.This project not only utilises this waste but places a value on it, providing additional income for sugarcane farmers. Additionally, through the construction and maintenance of the site and the transportation and collection of the bagasse, this project has brought much needed employment opportunities to an isolated, rural area of India.

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