Cogeneration projects with installed capacity to generate 374 MW power will start functioning by the end of March 2013, taking the total power generation from cogen plants in Maharashtra to 1101 MW. Of the total power generation, 58%, about 638 MW, will be pumped in the state grid and remaining would be utilised by sugar factories to meet their daily energy requirements.
The leftovers after crushing sugarcane are dried and converted into bagasse. The bagasse is used for combustion to generate power. It meets the power requirement of the sugar factories and surplus can be pumped into the state grid. Cogeneration has become additional source of income for many sugar factories in the state.
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