Sugar “energized” with less fuel oil

By: Rolando Sarmiento Ricart

The Sugar Managerial Group (GEA) in Camagüey just by four power stations in short harvest, will contribute to the National Energy System (SEN) 8 517 Megawatt and will save in its generation electric total 37 262 tons of fuel oil.

Edwin Luis Delgado, technical director of the GEA, said that to produce the 43 663 MW/h planned in the sugar geniuses, the stable industrial and milled efficiency is decisive for the electricity autosupply in a range of 116%, more the delivery to the SEN, starting from the consumption of biomass (trash).

In the purpose of the GEA, of becoming this year the capital of the electric generation of the sector in the country, will be decisive, also, the definitive stabilization of the I upset condensant of 5 MW of the central Carlos Manuel de Céspedes.

This turbogenerator of the year 50, was recovered of the one disabled electric plant Manuel Julién, of the city of Camagüey, the one which, next to the two of German origin installed in the referred factory of sugar, could give around 8 MW/h, without consuming fuel oil.