Praj Industries Limited has won a contract for a large ethanol plant from Isolux Corsan, the main contractors for the Bioenergy S.A. project. As per the contract, Praj will supply the main process plant for ethanol production including the concentration of vinasse for use as liquid fertilizer. Bioenergy S.A. is developing the 480 m3/day sugar to ethanol project in Los Llanos, Colombia; the company is majority owned by Colombia’s national oil company, EcoPetrol. The contract is valued at approximately USD 22 million. The plant is based on PRAJ’s innovative technology that allows the use of very low pressure vapors generated from the juice evaporation area, enabling significant saving of both water and energy.
