Agro food & Marine Industries

Sar Senapati Santaji Ghorpade Sugar Factory is planning an expansion-cum-modernization of its integrated sugar unit at Village Belewadi Kalamma, dist. Kolhapur, Maharashtra on 85 acres of existing land. The project will involve expansion of sugar capacity from 4,800 TCD to 8,000 TCD, molasses-based distillery producing Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA) & ethanol from 30 KLD to 95 KLD & bagasse-based co-generation power plant from 22 MW to 45 MW. The project is awaiting environmental clearance. Work on the project is expected to commence in Q1 2018 & is planned for completion in Q1 2019. According to MoEF sources, SMS Envocare is the environmental consultant & Business Brains is the distillery consultant. The estimated total cost of the project is Rs. 1,310.69 million; the estimated cost of the sugar plant expansion is Rs. 381 million, co-generation power plant expansion is Rs. 87.143 million and the distillery expansion is Rs. 842.546 million. 27 acres will be for green belt development. [Info as of: Jan. `17]

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