COMASUD Sugar Project 

Summary

  • Front End Engineering Design Study for a new Sugar Complex in Mauritania for COMASUD consisting of:
    • A raw sugar plant
    • A refinery
    • An ethanol plant
    • A power plant
    • A fertiliser plant
    • A animal feed plant
  • Study undertaken jointly with Sopex Consulting, Belgium
  • Country: MAURITANIA
  • Contract Period: 2014-2015
  • Duration: 6 months

Phase 1

  • Validation of methodology
  • Site visit and discussions
  • Energy & Mass Balance
  • Evaluation of technological choices
  • Preliminary PFD’s, Plant Layout & 3D Model
  • Presentation of Phase 1 Report
  • Discussions to validate technological choices

Phase 2

  • Division of project in packages
  • Verification & finalisation of Energy & Mass Balance
  • Front End Engineering Design for each package consisting of:
    • Process design and performance requirements
    • Equipment specifications
    • Process Flow Diagram
    • General Layout drawings
    • Equipment list
    • Electrical load list
    • Electrical Single Line Diagram
  • General specifications for project
  • International Call for Bid for project
  • Estimation of project CAPEX
  • 3D plant model

Phase 3

  • Human resources evaluation
  • Risk Analysis for project
  • Environment Impact Study
  • Detailed project planning
  • CAPEX, OPEX & income study
  • Project financial sensibility analysis study