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Low price of electricity generated by bagasse discourages investors

Sugar mill owners remain cautious about plans to generate electricity from bagasse, while experts say the low price of electricity produced from bagasse makes investors hesitate to invest in the field.

Ben Tre resident creates bio-product from bagasse for shrimp farming

VietNamNet Bridge - A bio-product for shrimp farming created from bagasse allows farmers to save 50 percent of expenses.

Sugar mills await policies to produce electricity from bagasse

VietNamNet Bridge - The amount of bagasse, a sugarcane byproduct, that Vietnamese throw away every year could be used to generate billions of kwh of electricity.

Vietnam has 43 biomass power projects

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are 43 operational biomass power projects nationwide, with 40 plants fueled by bagasse and having a combined capacity of 150MW, and three others powered by rice husk and waste

Biomass power plants grapple with low price

 VietNamNet Bridge – Plants producing biomass power from bagasse and rice husk now are operating perfunctorily, with many unable to connect with the national grid while some are even forced into a dead halt,

Biomass power price likely at 5.6 U.S. cents per kWh

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Electricity Group will purchase electricity from biomass power projects at the price of VND1,170 per kWh or 5.6 U.S. cents exclusive of VAT and is adjusted based on foreign exchange rate.

Vietnam to produce bio oil from straws

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is able to produce 31 million tonnes of bio oil per year from straws, one of the agricultural by-products normally burnt up after crops.