Energy Generation from Bagasse in India

This sugar mill in southern India meets its heat and electricity needs by means of a new bagasse-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant. Bagasse is a fibrous substance remaining after the extraction of juice from sugar cane in industrial sugar production. The remaining electricity not required for the production process is fed into the public power grid. The emission factor of the Indian electricity network has traditionally been high on account of the large number of coal-fired power plants. Replacing electricity from conventional sources of energy with clean electricity from the new CHP plant results in emission reductions of about 90,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per year.