Techno-economic comparison of ethanol and electricity coproduction schemes from sugarcane residues at existing sugar mills in Southern Africa

Table 6 Economic parameters

Parameter	Description
Plant Life [47]	25 years, with 9 operational months per year. The salvaging value is 20%.
Period of Economic Analysis [37]	20 years
Depreciation [37, 47]	Straight line to salvaging value.
Tax [78]	South African company tax of 28%
Working Capital [47]	5%
Other	To simplify the analysis, an equity of 100% was assumed [28, 47]. It was further assumed that capital will be fully paid after construction.

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