Someshwar Sugar Factory Wins National Award for Best Operational Efficiency

This award was announced by the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF), making it the fifth major honor for Someshwar.
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Pune: The Someshwar Cooperative Sugar Factory, known for its strong performance in sugar production, power generation, ethanol manufacturing, and financial management, has been recognized with the prestigious Best Operational Efficiency Award at the national level. This award was announced by the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF), making it the fifth major honor for Someshwar in the past year.

National Recognition for Excellence

The NFCSF awards are given to sugar factories across India that demonstrate outstanding performance in various aspects of operations. The selection for 2023-24 was carried out by a committee chaired by the Joint Secretary of the Union Ministry of Cooperation. Someshwar was chosen from the High Recovery Zone for exceptional overall performance and was granted the Annual Efficiency Award.

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The selection was based on multiple parameters, including:

  • Sugar production efficiency

  • Power co-generation capacity

  • Ethanol and alcohol output

  • Financial and technical performance

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A Streak of Prestigious Awards

This latest national recognition adds to a string of awards won by Someshwar recently. The Vasantdada Sugar Institute (VSI) previously honored the factory with:

  • Best Financial Management in Maharashtra

  • Best Financial Manager Award

  • Best Technical Efficiency in the Central Region

  • Best Executive Director Award

Additionally, the Co-Generation Association of India named Someshwar the Best Co-Generation Project in India for its 100% efficiency in power generation.

Factory chairman Purushottam Jagtap and Executive Director Rajendra Yadav credited the award to:

  • Strategic guidance from Ajitdada Pawar

  • Strong support from cooperative members

  • Efficient teamwork by officers, laborers, and the transport network

Record-Breaking Performance in the Last Season

During the last crushing season, Someshwar achieved:

  • Sugarcane crushing of 15.23 lakh tons

  • A high sugar recovery rate of 12.21%

  • Production of 18.26 lakh quintals of sugar

  • Payments to farmers at ₹3,571 per ton

  • Additional incentives of ₹75 to ₹200 per ton for late-season sugarcane

Key Reasons Behind the Award-Winning Performance

  • Farmers consistently received high rates for their sugarcane

  • Technical capacity utilization was at an impressive 110-115%

  • Operations had minimal stoppages

  • The sugar recovery rate remained consistently high

  • The distillery project achieved 150% operational efficiency

  • The co-generation project functioned at 100% efficiency

  • Someshwar ranked No. 1 in India for Plant Loader Factor and Topping Cycle Efficiency

  • Sugar production costs were only ₹357 per quintal, while overall processing costs were ₹545 per quintal

  • Interest costs on working capital were kept at just ₹65 per quintal

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