Electric power from sugar cane in Costa Rica. A technical and economic analysis
A team of specialists visited Costa Rica in May 1988 to analyze the potential for production and sale of electricity by the sugar-cane industry. Focusing on three sugar mills, the team made technical projections at four levels of investment, ranging from the simplest sale of surplus power to the installation of new turbogenerator systems. For each level, capital costs, electricity production and sales, and fuel options were estimated. Associated risks were assessed through sensitivity analyses to demonstrate the possible impacts of varying interest rates, fuel costs, and electricity sales prices. The team concluded that production and sale of electricity for the national grid could be an excellent investment opportunity for the sugar industry and would provide important economic benefits, including creation of additional jobs in rural areas, diversification of the sugar industry, and (in the short term) displacement of the need for imported fuels.
- Research Organization:
- TEM Associates, Inc., Berkeley, CA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5488095
- Report Number(s):
- PB-89-204242/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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BIOMASS CONVERSION PLANTS
CENTRAL AMERICA
COGENERATION
COSTA RICA
DEUS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMICS
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY SYSTEMS
FUELS
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PLANTS
POWER
POWER GENERATION
REEDS
STEAM GENERATION
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