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Cogeneration with steam turbines: Powering chemical plant and higher Operation & Mainte- to work collaboratively with leading CHP plants & 14-GW addition through
energy-intensive chemical companies & bagasse-based cogeneration.
nance (O&M) costs due to a more com-
plants & communities plex assembly of systems, compared install CHP solutions at scale, driving Concluding remarks
to simple power generation & heat benchmark effi ciencies for the plants.
Chemical industry – India & the According to an International Energy ARUN MOTE generation systems. A simplifi ed cost Policy makers, energy-intensive
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