Spray Engineering Devices Ltd — Secures ₹75 Crore EPC Contract for Jaggery Processing Plant in Bihar

Expert Analysis:

• Spray Engineering Devices Limited (SED) has secured a ₹75 crore engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract from Harsidhi Agro Food and Biofuels Pvt. Ltd. to build a modern jaggery processing plant in East Champaran, Bihar.

• The facility will have a processing capacity of 475 tonnes crushed per day (TCD) and will incorporate mechanical vapour recompression (MVR) technology, enabling recycling of waste heat to significantly reduce energy consumption while improving operational efficiency.

• According to the company, the use of MVR technology could reduce energy consumption by around 90% and lower carbon dioxide emissions by up to 50,000 tonnes annually, while the project is expected to be completed within six to seven months and create over 1,000 direct and indirect jobs in the region.