Abstract
Five possible schemes have been considered for increasing the electricitygeneration potential of sugar mills, including the uses of a bagasse dryer, cane trash to operate the mill power plant during the non-milling season and change from the existing back-pressure turbine to single or double extraction-condensing turbines. Five alternatives are compared on the basis of seven criteria: 1. (i) private-sector investment, 2. (ii) government-sector investment, 3. (iii) operating cost of the total generating system, 4. (iv) SO 2 emission from the power plant, 5. (v) employment generation, 6. (vi) dependence on foreign assistance, and 7. (vii) local availability of the system components. A decision analysis (Analytical Hierarchy Process, AHP) is used to show that the single and double extraction-condensing turbine systems are preferred because of relatively low government investment, operating cost and SO 2 emission.
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