Research Article
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 |
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