To produce
steam and electricity from bagasse, all sugar mills
in the country have cogeneration plants for captive use. Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy (MNRE) provides fiscal and financial incentives for surplus
electricity generated by utilizing optimum cogeneration by the sugar mills. So
far, 213 sugar mills have installed bagasse optimum
cogeneration plants with a total installed capacity of about 2332MW under the
scheme on biomass power/ bagasse cogeneration to
generate electricity and its sale.
About 1000
MW surplus capacity of electricity have been installed by 73 sugar mills during
last three years under the said scheme It is estimated that four million units
of electricity per megawatt of capacity of the cogeneration plant is generated
per year. The sale price of electricity ranges from Rs.3.50 to Rs.5.50 per unit
of electricity depending upon the tariff fixed by the State Electricity
Regulatory Commission. The details of income earned through sale of electricity
by the sugar mills are not maintained by the MNRE.
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STATE-WISE LIST OF COMMISSIONED
BAGASSE COGENERATION PROJECTS AS ON 31.03.2013
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|
Sl. No.
|
State
|
No. of Projects (Bagasse)
|
Bagasse Cogeneration (MW)
|
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
22
|
163.05
|
|
2.
|
Bihar
|
4
|
43.30
|
|
3.
|
Haryana
|
4
|
31.80
|
|
4.
|
Karnataka
|
32
|
403.88
|
|
5.
|
Maharashtra
|
65
|
580.90
|
|
6.
|
Punjab
|
6
|
62.00
|
|
7.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
26
|
327.00
|
|
8.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
53
|
710.50
|
|
9.
|
Uttarakhand
|
1
|
10.00
|
|
|
Total
|
213
|
2332.43
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This information was given by the
Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr Farooq
Abdullah in the Lok Sabha
today.
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