Research, Policy and Practice
Table 1 Omo-Kuraz sugar industry profiles (ESC and EIC)
Omo-Kuraz projects | Geographical location | Total allocated land for sugarcane and factory | Sugarcane crushing capacity (tons/day) | Total energy generated (megawatts) and (contribution to the national grid) | Capacity of molasses production (tons/year) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I | Salamago | 20,000 | 12,000 | 45 (29) | 120,000 | Operational |
II | Salamago | 20,000 | 12,000 | 60 (40) | 120,000 | Operational |
III | Kafa and Bench Maji | 20,000 | 12,000 | 60 (40) | 120,000 | Operational |
V | Nyangatom | >81,000 | 24,000 | 120 (80) | 240,000 | Preparation |
IV | Nyangatom | Possibly stopped due to budget constraints | Unknown | |||
Other projects | Nyangatom | 20,334 | Various phases | |||
Dassanech | 54,520 | |||||
Salamago | 1,035 | |||||