Government order passed for ethanol plants
Posted on: 20/Apr/2013 3:19:40 PM
A distillery cum ethanol plant will be built in the Arignar Anna Sugar Mills in Thanjavur. A government order has been passed to build one in the Cheyyar Co Operative Sugar Mills as well. Both plants are expected to produce 45 Kilo Litres Per Day (KLPD).
Making the announcement, Tamil Nadu Industries Minister P. Thangamani said, ‘The government has fixed Rs 2,350 as the state advised price, inclusive of transportation charges of Rs 100 per tonne for sugarcane for the 2012-13 season. Higher production of sugarcane will be utilised for the production of ethanol in addition to sugar.
‘The works relating to the establishment of a 45 KLDP distillery-cum-ethanol plant in MRK Co-operative Sugar Mill will be started after getting the orders from the green bench (for environmental clearances)… A co-generation and modernisation project of 12 sugar mills (10 co-operative and two public sector) with a capacity of 183 MW is being undertaken at a total cost of Rs 964.88 crore. The project works are expected to be completed during this fiscal.’
