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Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer, Patron of atmosfair
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India: Electricity from Crop Residues
| Total Savings: | 35.000t CO2 p.a. | |
| Local Environment: | Replacement of fossil fuels | |
| Further advantages: | Value added for small-scale agriculture | |
| Employment: | Jobs in Biomass supply and plant operation | |
| Projektpartner: | KPTL, Indian company | |
The Indian State of Rajasthan is one of the poorer regions in India, where the majority of the population is living from agriculture and livestock. Agricultural conditions are unfavourable, only mustard grows well in the arid climate of Rajasthan. Farmers used to burn the residues from mustard cultivation, since they could not use it.
The biomass plant in Tonk is now using these resiudes to generate electricity.
Several thousands of farmers are supplying the plant with the solid biofuel - collection centres were set up in the supply area as farmers do not have own means of transport. The farmers are paid on delivery. The residues are transported to the factory, where storage facilities were created to secure year-round supply of the biomass plant.
Project Owner KPTL (Kalpaturu Power Transmission Limited) is an Indian company who has been involved in several rural electrification projects.
The management board is deeply committed to their home state Rajasthan, and is proud to demonstrate with this project that sustainable economic development is not limited to urban centres, but can take place in rural areas as well.
Operation of the plant is carried out by skilled employees steming from the region.
