Thermax Group has bagged an order worth Rs 350 crore to set up a captive combined heat and power (CHP) plant on EPC basis for Assam Bio Refinery (ABRPL).
ABRPL is a joint venture of Numaligarh Refinery (NRL), Fortum and Chempolis.
ABRPL is developing India’s first bio-refinery to produce cellulosic ethanol from bamboo biomass. This co-generation plant includes two high-pressure boilers of 98.5 TPH capacity each, air pollution abatement equipment along with steam turbine generator and other auxiliary systems to generate process steam and power simultaneously.
ABRPL is targeting a larger production of second generation (2G) ethanol in India.
The CHP will utilise all wastes and byproducts such as biocoal, stillage cake, etc emanating from the bio-refinery during the bio-ethanol production process. It will also help reduce dependence on grid power.
The scope of supply includes design, engineering, manufacturing,  construction and commissioning of the CHP plant. The project is to be completed in 20 months.