Performance Analysis of Bagasse Based Sugar Cogeneration Power Plant in Grid Electricity Generation

Abstract

Cogeneration power plants using bagasse in sugar factories simultaneouslyto produce steamand electricity.Electricity in Bagasse  cogeneration units is used for captive consumption, bulk of it is supplied to the state grid at a fixed price, depending on the demand and supply situation in the specific area. For the generation of excess power there is continuous analysis required for the economical balance for input and output power. The success of cogeneration depends on efficient use of energy.

This paper focuses on potential of electricity generation from bagasse produced in sugar mills of Pravara Sugar factory (PSF) in Ahmednagar district..This  30 MW operating sugar Plant with total installed capacity of 72000 TCD. The average bagasse produced by this sugar mills is about 233280 MT for 160 to180 days. This indicates a significant potential of electricity generation, which can help in mitigating the power shortage in the province. This paper presents to evaluate the electricity generation potential of  Pravara Sugar factory (PSF).

Sugar Plant capacity 30 MW, depending on the crushing capacity and technology used in sugar mills. The analysis shows that, generating electricity from  bagasse  produced by sugar Plant can contribute its share towards reducing shortfall in the electricity for the nearby province.