Green Steam Supply for Dairy Industry
Thermax Onsite Energy Solutions Limited
Biomass Boiler Installation at ITC, Munger – Dairy Plant
ITC Group is one of India's foremost multi - business
enterprise with a robust portfolio encompassing Fast
Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Hotels,
Paperboards & Specialty Papers, Packaging, Agri-
Business, and Information Technology.
In the modern dairy, steam is used in a variety of
processes and to help maintain clean, sterile
conditions. Steam is used because it is an efficient
carrier of heat providing constant temperatures
essential for achieving good quality of products.
Thermax Onsite Energy Solutions Limited (TOESL), a
subsidiary of Thermax Limited, provides outsourced
utility delivery services based on the Build-Own-
Operate (BOO) business model, enabling customers
to optimize costs, reduce CO2 footprint and remain
focused on their core business.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
ITC uses steam in its Dairy plant for indirect heating
for the following manufacturing processes:
o Skimmed Milk Powder
o Dairy Whitener
o Ghee, and
o In the process of Pasteurization
Of the above applications, major steam consumption
is to produce powdered milk in the Spray Dryer.
Previously, TOESL had set up 2 biomass utility plants
for steam supply under BOO model for Tobacco and
Snacks & Noodle plants of ITC. Having reaped the
benefits from said projects, TOESL was re-
approached by ITC Group for a Steam Supply
proposition based on biomass as fuel for their first
milk processing facility in Munger, Bihar. This facility
is a part of customer’s CSR initiative to create
sustainable livelihoods in villages through a livestock
development program.
In a move to generate cost savings and to be carbon-
positive, ITC chose TOESL offering of Biomass-fired
boiler and entered into a long term BOO/T based
Steam Supply Contract, inked in September 2013.
TOESL now supplies green steam to ITC’s
Tobacco, Food and Dairy businesses.
TOESL VALUE PROPOSITION
1. BIOMASS FUEL MAPPING
 Fuel survey undertaken for the particular site
location to identify biomass fuels available
within a 300 km radius of the site, in the
province of Bihar
 Fuels identified: Paddy Husk
Paddy husk is available throughout the year in
and around the site location
 Vendor development to establish fuel supply
chain network from source to site
 Evaluation of biomass price and available
quantity over the course of a year
2. PROJECT ASSESSMENT AND OUTLINE
 Study of load patterns of the process plant
 Study of steam consumption by the processes –
minimum, average and peak
 Establish the minimum steam off-take
 Evaluate space available on-site
3. TECHNOLOGY SELECTION AND ENGINEERING
 Leverage state-of-the-art, multi-fuel technology
by Thermax and provide optimized, highly
 Green Steam Supply For Dairy Industry
efficient and sustainable offerings to the
customer
 Undertake detailed engineering to deliver
customized high-end solutions
4. INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING
Install and commission the biomass-fired boiler
along with boiler accessories, fuel and ash
handling systems and air pollution control
equipment
5. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
 Undertake comprehensive O&M along with
fuel, ash, chemicals, consumables and spares
management
 Deploy experienced and trained manpower
 Routine regulatory compliance
 Maximize uptime and operating efficiency
 Online & remote performance monitoring
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
 Biomass Fired Boiler having Fluidized Bed
Combustion
 Boiler Type: Horizontal Multi-tubular Shell Type
Smoke Tube with Water Wall Furnace Boiler
 Boiler Model: CPFD80
 Boiler Capacity: 8 TPH F&A 100 °C
 Boiler Design Pressure: 21 kg/cm2 (g)
 Primary Fuel: Paddy Husk
Reduced Carbon Footprint – Our plant is equivalent to carbon capture by 1.3 Lakh trees *
* Reference - https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator
CONTACT
Thermax Onsite Energy Solutions Limited, India
+91-98233-55547 | enquiry@thermaxglobal.com | www.thermaxglobal.com
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TOESL STEAM SUPPLY AGREEMENT
 Customer invests in the civil foundations and
structure for the utility plant
 Complete capital expenditure of the equipment
undertaken by TOESL
 Agreement period of 10 years
 Customer shall pay interest free security deposit
at the time of signing of agreement which shall be
refunded at the end of agreement period
 Fuel is charged on a pass-through basis
 Utility is charged as per off take
 Utility costing is done on the basis of the minimum
off take decided between customer and TOESL
 Utility price reduction on consumption exceeding
minimum off take
 Guaranteed delivery of uptime
BENEFITS TO CUSTOMER
 Cost reduction due to effective utility price
 Sizeable carbon savings as against fossil fuel boiler
 Guaranteed boiler uptime & efficiency throughout
product lifecycle
 Operational Excellence – uptime and efficiency
delivered higher than committed
 Downtime planned in conjunction with process
plant shutdown
 No investment in utility plant and machinery by
customer
 Minimal SPM through advanced APC equipment
 Dedicated biomass fuel supply chain ensuring
consistent quality at right price
On operation of biomass-fired boiler over the
years, ITC-Munger Dairy Division has
contributed to reduction in CO2 emissions of
over 7740 tons as of January 2019.
(Biomass Boiler Plant commissioned in August 2015)
Thermax Onsite Energy Solutions Limited