Signs 49 Year Lease for 5000 Acres of Land in Tamilnadu, India for Supply of Wood Chips for 32MW/h New Biomass Power Plant
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK, May 05, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Clenergen Corporation /quotes/comstock/11k!crge (CRGE 0.90, -0.14, -13.46%) signed a 49 year lease agreement with the Jeer Mutt Religious Institution for 5000 acres of land suitable for cultivation of its two species of tree and grass for the supply of fuel (wood chips) for a new construction of a 32MW/h Combustion Steam Biomass Power plant, to be located in land leased near Tuticorin, Tamilnadu.
The total land under lease and deposit in Tamilnadu with the Jeer Mutt Religious Institution's is 9000 acres, which is projected to generate 360,000 tones of wood chips. This quantity is sufficient to supply up to 45MW/h biomass power plants. The land requires minimal infrastructure in order to plant Clenergen's energy crops. Trials will commence in July 2010 and full scale planting, April 2011.
The company intends to float Clenergen India Private Limited on the SENSEX in March 2011 in order to raise US $67 million in debt Financing and US $31 million in equity financing. An Information Memorandum has been drafted by Ernst and Young, Bangalore, Karnataka and ICICI Securities, India as the Investment Bank. The 32MW construction is projected to generate US$ 15 Million in gross profits per annum. Clenergen has already secured a 15 year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Power Trading Corporation of India Limited (PTC), which will encompass the electricity generated from the Biomass Power Plant.
Commenting on the lease, Mark Quinn, Chief Executive Officer, said:
"The leasing of this land in Tamilnadu allows the company to proceed with its public floatation and construction of a new 32MW/h biomass power plant near Tuticorin, Tamilnadu. The logistics provide a turnkey supply chain operation with power evacuation facilities within 15km from the site leased for the power plant. This is a further milestone towards our target of generating 500MW/h by 2014.
About Clenergen Corporation
Clenergen Corporation is a publicly listed company on the OTC stock market (symbol CRGE). Clenergen offers strategic Clean Energy Generation and sustainable fuel supply projects to address the requirement for renewable and sustainable supplies of power. Clenergen has developed a unique supply of fuel for use with gasification, combustion steam, pyrolysis oil and pelleting technologies.
By using proprietary and mixed biomass feedstock to implement sustainable supplies of clean energy to regional, Captive End Users, Mining Companies and through Government or Privately Owned National Grid Systems. The "Distributed Environmental Power System" marries significant proprietary advancements in plant science with proven long standing engineering technologies to achieve this goal. www.clenergen.com
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Jessica Hatfield
Co-Founder and Environment Director
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