Right-Sized for Reliability: A 65 KLPD Configuration
Capacity
Daily Grain Requirement
Feedstock
65 KLPD grain-based 1G Ethanol facility.
Feedstock
Daily Grain Requirement
Feedstock
Maize, Broken Rice, Damaged Food Grains
Daily Grain Requirement
Daily Grain Requirement
Daily Grain Requirement
Approximately 165–170.
Technology
Environmental Discipline
Daily Grain Requirement
1G Grain-Based Ethanol
Environmental Discipline
Environmental Discipline
Environmental Discipline
Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) with 95% water recycling and net fresh water intake of 250–300 KLD.
Power
Environmental Discipline
Environmental Discipline
2.5 MW captive co-generation for process steam and electrical load self-sufficiency.
By-Product Revenue
By-Product Revenue
By-Product Revenue
45–50 TPD of DDGS for the local poultry and cattle feed clusters.
Land Requirement
By-Product Revenue
By-Product Revenue
Approximately 15 - 20 acres
Project Stage
By-Product Revenue
Project Stage
FEL - 0 complete
FEL - 1 in progress
Why Penukonda?
Location Advantage
Penukonda, Sri Sathya Sai District, Andhra Pradesh
Proximate to the Kia Motors Industrial Ecosystem (~17 km) and NH-44, ensuring grid stability and road-first logistics.
The Maize Advantage
Strategically located in a region where farmers are shifting from water-intensive paddy to maize due to climate stress and groundwater depletion.
Regional Catchment
A secure feedstock supply of 170 TPD is validated within a tight 50 km radius.
Feedstock Security
Includes on-site buffer storage for 20–30 days to ensure uninterrupted plant uptime.
Process & Technology Overview
Milling & Liquefaction
Hammer mills and enzymatic liquefaction to process grain efficiently.
Fermentation
Thermotolerant yeast strains specifically designed for high ambient temperatures.
Distillation & Dehydration
Multi-pressure distillation columns to produce 99.8% v/v fuel-grade ethanol.
the outcome
95% Water Recycling
Value-Added By-product
Value-Added By-product
Achieving more than 95% water recovery with zero liquid effluent discharge.
Value-Added By-product
Value-Added By-product
Value-Added By-product
Conversion of waste streams into DDGS.
Value-Added By-product
Value-Added By-product
Value-Added By-product
No liquid effluent is discharged into the environment
Power & By-Products
Captive Co-generation
Captive Co-generation
Captive Co-generation
Capacity: 2.5 MW
Captive Co-generation
Captive Co-generation
Captive Co-generation
Fuel Source: Biomass or coal.
Captive Co-generation
Captive Co-generation
DDGS (Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles)
Efficiency: Energy self-sufficiency for process steam and electrical loads.
DDGS (Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles)
DDGS (Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles)
DDGS (Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles)
Output: Approximately 45–50 TPD.
DDGS (Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles)
DDGS (Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles)
DDGS (Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles)
End-use: Poultry and cattle feed.
DDGS (Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles)
DDGS (Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles)
DDGS (Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles)
Local Advantage: Capturing demand from Anantapur’s established poultry cluster.