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D-bagasse Dictionary

Bagasse

The fibre left after cane is crushed, burned for energy

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Plain meaning
The fibre left after cane is crushed, burned for energy
How to use it
Bagasse is the mill's fuel; it underpins cogeneration.
South African benchmark
South African mills burn bagasse for their own power; exporting surplus power is the unrealised lever in Article 114.
Country notes
Applies the same way in all five markets.
Go and read
M17-U4
Calculate it
No calculator; the term is applied in the venture plan narrative.
Library sources
LIB-A114, LIB-A115, LIB-P-Sugar, LIB-P-Sugar-IP
See also
Cogeneration
Sugar: the product, the five stages of the business, the unit it is sold by and where it is producedSugar: how the business runsSold bytonnes of cane per hectare1Plant cane2Grow 12-18 months3Cut4Deliver to mill5Sugar and bagasseZAZWZMBWNAProduces commerciallyImports most needsZA South Africa, ZW Zimbabwe, ZM Zambia, BW Botswana, NA Namibia
From the Sugar Major, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in M17 Sugar.