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Funding Window: React Window Project Title: Sisal Biomass to Energy Round: One Location: Kenya Sector: Renewable Energy Project Start Date: September 2011 Sub Sector: Power Generation and Distribution AECF Approved Funding: US$ 1,500,000 Teita Estate Ltd Teita Estate Ltd (TEL) is one of the leading sisal producers in East Africa and runs the single largest sisal plantation in the world producing 550-900t/month of sisal fibre. Old sisal plants (boles) which are removed during replanting provide biomass which can be converted to energy. TEL removes 10.6m plants every year, equal to approximately 106,000t of dry material. The Project Purpose The AECF-TEL project purpose is to produce 8.1MW of electrical power in addition to its own requirements. TEL will work closely with KPLC to design, install and manage a local grid system, but as a contingency could supply power directly to the KPLC grid. Expected Outcomes Over the project period, TEL intends to produde the following from its materials; 1. Dry material (boles) at 12t/hr which can generate 8.1MW of continuous power. 2. Methane from wet waste can generate 0.95MW of electrical power continuously at 40% generator electrical efficiency. 3. Waste heat - much of the energy in the waste materials will be lost as heat for which there is no direct use at present but which could be put to use in the future. 4. Avoided methane emissions of 1,200t/yr which potentially has a carbon credit value of US$ 0.25m/yr. The project will directly benefit 5,176 households with an annual income of US$ 3,502 per household and will at the end of the project period have a total benefit of US$ 18,393,019.