The Goa government has approved the redevelopment of Sanjivani Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Limited (SSSKL), the state’s only sugar factory, through a public-private partnership (PPP) model. The government has selected Credo Impex Pvt Ltd in consortium with Agrahar Infra Pvt Ltd and Aravinda Infra Pvt Ltd for the project, which is estimated to cost around ₹130 crore.
Under the PPP arrangement, the selected consortium will be responsible for designing, financing, constructing and operating the modernised sugar factory before transferring it to the Goa government. The bidder has offered the state a 0.2% share of revenue generated from the project. 
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant urged sugarcane farmers in Goa to resume cultivation, saying that the selected bidder is expected to start procuring sugarcane from farmers next year. The redevelopment is aimed at reviving sugarcane cultivation and strengthening the sugar-based economy in the state.
Sanjivani Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana was established in 1971 and started operations in 1974 with a sugarcane crushing capacity of 1,250 tonnes per day (TCD). The factory has remained shut since the 2019-20 crushing season. Around 2,40,000 square metres of land has been earmarked for its redevelopment.
As part of the modernisation plan, the government intends to increase the factory’s crushing capacity to at least 3,500 TCD. The project will also include an extra neutral alcohol (ENA) bottling plant and/or an ethanol distillery with a minimum production capacity of 75 kilolitres per day (KLPD).
The Goa government said the redevelopment is aligned with the Centre’s ethanol blending programme and is intended to revive sugarcane-based economic activity, increase value addition, promote ethanol production and generate employment opportunities in the state. The Directorate of Agriculture is the project authority, while the Department of Public-Private Partnership has been authorised to oversee the bidding and advisory process.
