Energy from sugarcane by-products : analysis for Kenya

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dc.contributor.advisorDavidson, Ogunlade Ren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMbithi, Justus M. P.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-08T09:34:42Z
dc.date.available2014-09-08T09:34:42Z
dc.date.issued2003en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 68-71.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe Kenyan sugar industry continues to face the task of being competitive in a liberalized global economy that has witnessed a trend in declining sugar prices and increasing local production costs. This dissertation attempts to investigate possible options that could assist Kenyan sugar industry to cope with the crisis. One such option is the diversification of the sugar industry's product base. Expanding their business to energy as a co-product to sugar processing, sugar companies could generate additional revenue from surplus electricity sales to the national utility. In Mauritius, gross revenue of USD 50 million, equivalent to 90% of that accruing to the miller for cane processing is generated from bagasse-based energy sales. On the basis of the Mauritian and other experiences the research concludes that Kenya sugar industries have the potential to export 43, 258, and 306 GWh of electricity to the national grid, depending on the mode of operation of the power plant. Thus the potential for revenue expansion through power sales for the Kenyan sugar industry is substantial. Power sector reforms have seen the entry into the electricity market of independent power producers (IPPs), and so this presents a good opportunity for sugar companies to enter into power purchase agreements with the national utility for the supply of power. Anaerobic digestion systems, used in the treatment and management of industrial effluent provide an additional benefit of generating boiler fuel in the form of biogas in sugar industries of Kenya. This technology and its application to the sugarcane industry are reviewed as part of this thesis.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMbithi, Justus M. P. (2003). <i>Energy from sugarcane by-products : analysis for Kenya</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Energy Research Centre. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6929en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMbithi, Justus M. P.. <i>"Energy from sugarcane by-products : analysis for Kenya."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Energy Research Centre, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6929en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMbithi, Justus M. P. 2003. Energy from sugarcane by-products : analysis for Kenya. Thesis. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Energy Research Centre. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6929en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mbithi, Justus M. P. AB - The Kenyan sugar industry continues to face the task of being competitive in a liberalized global economy that has witnessed a trend in declining sugar prices and increasing local production costs. This dissertation attempts to investigate possible options that could assist Kenyan sugar industry to cope with the crisis. One such option is the diversification of the sugar industry's product base. Expanding their business to energy as a co-product to sugar processing, sugar companies could generate additional revenue from surplus electricity sales to the national utility. In Mauritius, gross revenue of USD 50 million, equivalent to 90% of that accruing to the miller for cane processing is generated from bagasse-based energy sales. On the basis of the Mauritian and other experiences the research concludes that Kenya sugar industries have the potential to export 43, 258, and 306 GWh of electricity to the national grid, depending on the mode of operation of the power plant. Thus the potential for revenue expansion through power sales for the Kenyan sugar industry is substantial. Power sector reforms have seen the entry into the electricity market of independent power producers (IPPs), and so this presents a good opportunity for sugar companies to enter into power purchase agreements with the national utility for the supply of power. Anaerobic digestion systems, used in the treatment and management of industrial effluent provide an additional benefit of generating boiler fuel in the form of biogas in sugar industries of Kenya. This technology and its application to the sugarcane industry are reviewed as part of this thesis. DA - 2003 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2003 T1 - Energy from sugarcane by-products : analysis for Kenya TI - Energy from sugarcane by-products : analysis for Kenya UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6929 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6929
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMbithi Justus M P. Energy from sugarcane by-products : analysis for Kenya. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Energy Research Centre, 2003 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6929en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentEnergy Research Centreen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEngineeringen_ZA
dc.titleEnergy from sugarcane by-products : analysis for Kenyaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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