
Co-Generation
Bagasse-based Cogeneration at Mawana Sugars Limited
Mawana Sugars Limited has Cogeneration facilities of 50.5 MW at Mawana and 28.4 MW at Nanglamal. The plant generates power using bagasse produced as a residue from cane sugar processing. It is renewable power since it is a self-replenishing source of energy.
The power produced not only caters to the captive requirement of the sugar plant but is also exported to the State grid to replace the coal-dominated power.
Sustainable development
- Saves generation of the same amount of power in grid-connected, fossil fuel dominated power plants
- Reduces GHG emissions due to reduced usage of conventional fossil fuels like coal, oil, natural gas; thereby helps conserve these finite natural resources
- Truly carbon-neutral, since CO2 emission due to combustion of bagasse is more than offset by its absorption, thanks to the surrounding cane fields
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We have Power Purchase Agreements with Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) for our Co-generation facilities.
Cutting-edge technology, Stringent processes
Cogeneration plants at various units of Mawana Sugars conform to the highest standards:
- Latest technology - 86 bar 515°C high-pressure boilers and TG sets
CDM projects at Mawana Sugars - Commitment to sustainable development
At Mawana Sugars, we believe that bagasse cogeneration is a sustainable source of energy that in addition to mitigating global warming creates a sustainable competitive advantage for agricultural production in the sugarcane industry in India. By using the available bagasse in a more efficient manner, this project encourages the consumption of a locally available renewable energy source. It also demonstrates the feasibility of electricity generation as an allied source of revenue for a sugar mill.
Mawana Sugars Limited has
five registered bagasse based cogeneration CDM projects. CDM
projects at Mawana Sugars entail increasing the efficiency of
bagasse based cogeneration. The plant sells electricity to the
regional grid, thereby substituting the power generated by
carbon-intensive northern grid, to which the state of Uttar Pradesh
is connected. The power plants connected to the northern grid use
conventional fossil fuels like coal, diesel/ oil, natural gas,
among others. Thus, the project activity would reduce
CO2 emissions and also conserve finite fossil fuels to
that extent. The Certified Emission Reduction Units (CERs)
generated by these projects generate additional revenue which
enhances the attractiveness of the bagasse based cogeneration for
the sugar industry.