Indian Sugar Industry
Report No. 93-00 A Report of USAID/New Delhi and the Office of Energy and Infrastructure Bureau for Research and Development United States Agency for International Development
ADVANCING COGENERATION IN THE INDIAN SUGAR INDUSTRY
Three Mills in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra
Prepared by: Winrock International and International Development and Energy Associates, Inc. 1611 N. Kent Street Arlington, VA 22209
Biomass Energy Systems and Technology Project DHR-5737-A-00-9058-00 Energy Planning and Policy Development Project DHR-5728-C-00-9074 May 1993
This publication was made possible through support provided by the Office of Energy and Infrastructure, Bureau for Research and Development, U.S. Agency for International Development. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This study is based on the findings of a project team which visited India from April 20 to May 5, 1992. The team members were S. Padmanabhan (Team Leader), Ken Langer (Business Development), Felix Ah-Kee (Sugar/Cogeneration), George St. John and Rick McQuain (Power Purchase Contracts), Don Hertzmark (Financial Analysis), Arun Sanghvi ( Utility Economics). The U.S. project team, joined by Brad Hollomon in July 1992, worked in close association with its Indian collaborators, Thermax Ltd., Pune. Mr. Harish Bhargava and Mr. P.K. Sen, Directors of Thermax Ltd. were intimately involved in all stages of the study. The above authors wish to acknowledge the support and direction from Dr. David J. Jhirad, Sr. Energy Advisor, Office of Energy & Infrastructure of USAID and Dr. Franklin Tugwell, Director of the Renewable Energy and the Environment Program at Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development. The team also places on record its appreciation to the USAID/India mission and, in particular to Dr. John Grayzel, Chief, Office of Technology Development &
ADVANCING COGENERATION IN THE INDIAN SUGAR INDUSTRY
Three Mills in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra
Prepared by: Winrock International and International Development and Energy Associates, Inc. 1611 N. Kent Street Arlington, VA 22209
Biomass Energy Systems and Technology Project DHR-5737-A-00-9058-00 Energy Planning and Policy Development Project DHR-5728-C-00-9074 May 1993
This publication was made possible through support provided by the Office of Energy and Infrastructure, Bureau for Research and Development, U.S. Agency for International Development. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This study is based on the findings of a project team which visited India from April 20 to May 5, 1992. The team members were S. Padmanabhan (Team Leader), Ken Langer (Business Development), Felix Ah-Kee (Sugar/Cogeneration), George St. John and Rick McQuain (Power Purchase Contracts), Don Hertzmark (Financial Analysis), Arun Sanghvi ( Utility Economics). The U.S. project team, joined by Brad Hollomon in July 1992, worked in close association with its Indian collaborators, Thermax Ltd., Pune. Mr. Harish Bhargava and Mr. P.K. Sen, Directors of Thermax Ltd. were intimately involved in all stages of the study. The above authors wish to acknowledge the support and direction from Dr. David J. Jhirad, Sr. Energy Advisor, Office of Energy & Infrastructure of USAID and Dr. Franklin Tugwell, Director of the Renewable Energy and the Environment Program at Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development. The team also places on record its appreciation to the USAID/India mission and, in particular to Dr. John Grayzel, Chief, Office of Technology Development &