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Survey of Energy Resources 2007
Bioenergy Country Notes
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Municipal solid waste |
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electricity generating capacity |
3 125 |
kW |
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electricity generation |
43 |
TJ |
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Agricultural residues – molasses |
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quantity of raw material available |
1.16 |
million tonnes |
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ethanol production capacity |
2 597 |
TJ/yr |
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yield of ethanol |
5.24 |
GJ/tonne |
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ethanol production |
1 146 |
TJ |
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Agricultural residues – waste water |
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biogas production capacity |
26.98 |
million m3/yr |
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yield of biogas |
0.497 |
ttoe/m3 |
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biogas production |
8.691 |
ttoe |
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Agricultural residues – waste from farm |
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biogas production capacity |
16.41 |
million m3/yr |
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yield of biogas |
1.2 |
kWh/m3 |
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biogas production |
33.174 |
GWh |
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Agricultural residues – used cooking oil |
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quantity of raw material available |
0.08 |
million tonnes |
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biodiesel production capacity |
65.3 |
TJ/yr |
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yield of biodiesel |
33 |
GJ/tonne |
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biodiesel production |
42 |
TJ |
In 2005 there was a total molasses production of 2.26 million tonnes. The domestic consumption (excluding the ethanol industry) was about 1.1 million tonnes. There was thus 1.16 million tonnes available for export or ethanol production.