Boiler Unit Cost Analysis with different alternatives in FBC boiler

project
S.No Description UoM Steam Cost with

Base Fuel

Biomass Residue
FO Coal
i.e. DOC

A FUEL COST
1 Boiler Steam Generation per Kg/Hr 4000 4000 4000
hour
2 Specific enthalpy of steam Kcal/Kg 664.5 664.5 664.5
3 Specific enthalpy of water Kcal/Kg 90 90 90
4 Heat output Kcal/Hr 2298000 2298000 2298000
5 Boiler Efficiency % 0.88 0.825 0.82

6 Heat input Kcal/Hr 2,611,364 2,785,455 2,802,439

7 NCV of fuels Kcal/Kg 9900 4498 4202

8 Fuel consumption rate Tonne/hr or 0.264 0.619 0.667
SCM/hr
9 Annual Fuel consumption- MT or SCM 2216 5128 5522
Estimated

10 Fuel Price Rs./Tonne or 31250 5000 3000

Rs/SCM
11 Annual Fuel Cost Lacs Rs./year 692.41 256.38 165.66
B AUXILARY POWER COST

12 Auxiliary power units Coneected 28 50 60

consumed load in Kw
 13 unit cost Rs./Kwh 9 9 9

14 Cost of auxilary power Lacs Rs./year 21.17 37.26 44.71

C WATER COST
15 Annual DM Water cost per Lacs Rs./year 5.00 5.00 5.00
annum
16 Total Variable Cost 718.58 298.64 215.37
D FIX COST
17 No .of operators Opertors 4 4 4

18 No. of helpers Helpers 4 6 6

19 Salary of operators Rs./month 20000 20000 20000

20 Salary of helpers Rs./month 9000 9000 9000

21 Fuel and Ash handling cost Lacs Rs/Year 0.00 8.00 8.00
22 Total man power cost Lacs Rs./year 13.92 24.08 24.08
23 Annual inspection cost Lacs Rs./year 0.5 0.5 0.5
24 Mantainanace expenses Lacs Rs./Year 1.16 4.00 4.00

E INTEREST ON
INVESTMENT
25 Total approximate Lacs Rs. 20.00 12.00 12.00
investment
26 Rate of Interest % 10% 10% 10%
27 Annual interest Lacs Rs. 2.00 1.20 1.20
28 Total fixed cost per year Lacs Rs./Year 17.58 29.78 29.78
29 TOTAL COST A+B LACS 736.16 328.42 245.15
RS./YEAR
F UNIT STEAM COST
30 Annual Steam generated Tonnes per 33600 33120 33120
year
 31 Cost of generation Rs. /Kg 2.191 0.992 0.740

32 COST BENEFIT per kg Rs. /Kg 0.000 1.199 1.451

steam against FO
33 Yearly Benefit Lakhs 0 397.22 480.49