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(continued)
S. No.
Technology
Cost variables
Conventional
technology
parameters
Cleaner
technology
parameters
Return on investment (ROI)
Cost-Benefit Ratio (CBR)
Conventional
Technology
(%)
Cleaner
technology (%)
Conventional
technology
Cleaner
technology
9.
Cane Cutting
processing
1.
Capital
Investment
2. Variable
Cost
3. Viability
period
4.
Buyback cost
5. Depreciation
cost
6. Profit
7. Benefit
8. TC
NA*
Rs. 22 lakh
Rs. 7.55 lakh p.a.
30 years
10%
Rs. 25 lakh p.a.
Rs. 5.1 lakh p.a.
1,700,000 cane
cutting p.a.
Rs. 14.81 lakh
p.a.
NA*
58.7
NA*
0.3443
ASP*
Activated sludge processing, RO*
Reverse Osmosis, MGF*
Multi-grade Filter, NA
Not Available, TC
Total cost, p.a.
per annum, kWh- kilowatt-hour