Mudau, Unarine BSenatla, MMulaba-Bafubiandi, AF2022-01-122022-01-122021-04Mudau, U.B., Senatla, M. & Mulaba-Bafubiandi, A. 2021. Diversification and repositioning as a resilience strategy for sugar cane Industry in South Africa after implementing a tax on sugar-containing beverages. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12214 .978-9982-70-908-5http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12214South African sugar industry is facing a major decline in sugar demand. The demand is decreased due to global decrease of sugar consumption, and locally coupled by the introduction of the health promotion levy and tax on sugar beverages. As a result, the South African Sugar Association (SASA) has turned to the government for assistance to develop the rescue plan of finding new income streams for the industry. Such rescue plan involves diversification into the energy market. This paper outlines different pathways that the Sugar cane industry can use to revive its industry and diversify its dwindling income. This paper will be based on a desktop literature review, to determine possible sugar cane by-products such as electricity and ethanol, different technologies used, which will contribute significantly their financial constraints and South African current policies that allows generation of electricity and ethanol from renewable energy in South Africa (SA)AbstractenEnergy productionEthanol productionCogenerationSugar cane industryConference PresentationMudau, U. B., Senatla, M., & Mulaba-Bafubiandi, A. (2021). Diversification and repositioning as a resilience strategy for sugar cane Industry in South Africa after implementing a tax on sugar-containing beverages. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12214Mudau, Unarine B, M Senatla, and AF Mulaba-Bafubiandi. "Diversification and repositioning as a resilience strategy for sugar cane Industry in South Africa after implementing a tax on sugar-containing beverages." <i>Engineering Institution of Zambia annual symposium, Avani Victoria Falls Resort, Livingstone, Zambia, 16 April 2021</i> (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12214Mudau UB, Senatla M, Mulaba-Bafubiandi A, Diversification and repositioning as a resilience strategy for sugar cane Industry in South Africa after implementing a tax on sugar-containing beverages; 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12214 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Mudau, Unarine B AU - Senatla, M AU - Mulaba-Bafubiandi, AF AB - South African sugar industry is facing a major decline in sugar demand. The demand is decreased due to global decrease of sugar consumption, and locally coupled by the introduction of the health promotion levy and tax on sugar beverages. As a result, the South African Sugar Association (SASA) has turned to the government for assistance to develop the rescue plan of finding new income streams for the industry. Such rescue plan involves diversification into the energy market. This paper outlines different pathways that the Sugar cane industry can use to revive its industry and diversify its dwindling income. This paper will be based on a desktop literature review, to determine possible sugar cane by-products such as electricity and ethanol, different technologies used, which will contribute significantly their financial constraints and South African current policies that allows generation of electricity and ethanol from renewable energy in South Africa (SA) DA - 2021-04 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - Engineering Institution of Zambia annual symposium, Avani Victoria Falls Resort, Livingstone, Zambia, 16 April 2021 KW - Energy production KW - Ethanol production KW - Cogeneration KW - Sugar cane industry LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2021 SM - 978-9982-70-908-5 T1 - Diversification and repositioning as a resilience strategy for sugar cane Industry in South Africa after implementing a tax on sugar-containing beverages TI - Diversification and repositioning as a resilience strategy for sugar cane Industry in South Africa after implementing a tax on sugar-containing beverages UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/12214 ER -25249