Energy Generation From Sugar Mills

Nicaraguan Sugar producers are investing in new boilers in order to sell 150 megawatts to the national grid for nine months of the year.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

"That is to say, between 25% and 37.5% of the country's current demand, which is approximately a minimum of 400 megawatts and a maximum of 600 megawatts, says Ronald Solis an agroindustrial loss auditor at the Monte Rosa Mill", reported Laprensa . com.ni.

Currently the mills provide up to 63 megawatts to the Nicaraguan system available for the six months of the sugar harvest. This happens because of the four mills operating in the country only two will sell power to the system (Monte Rosa 32 meg, and San Antonio and 28 meg).

For their part, the mills Montelimar and Benjamin Zeledon are installing new boilers in order to increase power generation and be able to sell the energy, with expectations that the 2014-15 harvest will provide 30 megs. Added to these would be another 30 megawatts that would result from a doubling of energy produced by San Antonio when it changes its boiler.

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