Heat and power from eucalyptus and bagasse in Nicaragua : part A : description of existing initiatives

Abstract

This paper describes and compares the plans of two Nicaraguan sugarmills to sell power to the national grid, during the sugarcane harvesting season with bagasse as its principal fuel and outside this season with eucalyptus grown as dedicated energy crop The environmental, micro- and macro economic impacts of this project is investigated too and described in part B of this paper elsewhere in the proceedings ' Power generation based on dedicated energy crops is not only an attractive option for the future Looking at the ongoing negotiations for power sale of the sugarmills to the national grid, it appears to be a suitable and competitive alternative in Nicaragua at this moment