Complete project development for molasses and cane juice-based ethanol and distillery plants.
India's Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme has created enormous opportunity for sugar mills to diversify into ethanol production. Sugarcon Engineers provides end-to-end project development support for new ethanol plants and distillery expansions — from initial feasibility through commissioning.
With government-guaranteed offtake prices and a clearly defined blending roadmap, ethanol is one of the most bankable diversification options for sugar mills. Our experts help you navigate the technical, regulatory and financial complexities to get your plant up and running efficiently.
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Feedstock Assessment: Evaluation of molasses availability, quality and pricing, and cane juice/B-heavy molasses diversion strategy from the sugar plant.
Fermentation System Design: Continuous or batch fermentation system design, yeast propagation, fermentation monitoring and CO₂ recovery systems.
Distillation Column Design: Multi-pressure distillation column configuration for RS, ENA and extra-neutral alcohol, with energy integration for steam economy.
Dehydration Systems: Molecular sieve dehydration unit design for fuel-grade anhydrous ethanol (99.9%) production for blending with petrol.
Effluent Treatment (ETP/ATFD): Spent wash treatment design including biomethanation, ATFD for zero liquid discharge (ZLD) and press mud composting.
Regulatory & Licensing Support: Application support for CPCB/SPCB environmental clearance, excise licences and BPCL/HPCL/IOC supply agreements.
Molasses / B-heavy molasses / cane juice dilution, clarification and pH adjustment to prepare fermentation feed.
Controlled fermentation with yeast culture, temperature management and CO₂ recovery. Producing wine (wash) at 8–12% alcohol.
Multi-column distillation to produce rectified spirit (RS) at 95% alcohol strength, with simultaneous by-product recovery.
Molecular sieve dehydration to 99.9% anhydrous ethanol, quality testing and safe storage in stainless steel tanks for dispatch.
Talk to our experts — we'll guide you through technology selection, DPR preparation and licensing.