Punjab Govt plans to set up bio-mass energy plant
Updated: Apr 22, 2014 01:02:05pm
Chandigarh, Apr 22 (KNN) The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has announced big plans to set bio-mass energy projects in the state in order to encourage use of green energy.
PEDA is the state nodal agency for the promotion and development of new and renewable energy power projects in the State of Punjab.
Punjab is predominantly rich in agriculture and contributes the major share to the grain basket of India. It has surplus production of major crops. It produces 25 per cent of country's cotton, 22 per cent of wheat and 55 per cent of rice, even though it has only 1.5 per cent of total country cultivable area.
The State has been meeting its electrical power requirements primarily through conventional thermal and hydro power generation. While hydro power generation has a tendency to fluctuate depending on the availability of water; thermal power generation has to depend on coal which has to be transported from eastern part of India involving large distances. Further, the cost of generation from coal continuous to escalate; and moreover it is polluting.
Biomass Power project has inherent advantages over thermal power generation because it is environmentally friendly because of relatively lower CO2 and particulate emissions. It also displaces fossil fuels such as coal.
Further, it is a decentralised, load based means of generation, because it is produced and consumed locally, losses associated with transmission and distribution are reduced.
Such projects would offer employment opportunities to locals. In addition, it has a low gestation period and low capital investment, even as it would help in local revenue generation and upliftment of the rural population.
Significantly, production of biomass power is an established and commercially viable technology option.
Punjab has substantial availability of Biomass / Agrowaste in the state which is sufficient to produce about 1000 MW of electricity.
PEDA has planned to develop some of the available potential talukas / tehsils with the aim to promote and install biomass / agro waste based projects. It has so far allocated 30 sites / tehsils for setting up of total 332.5 MW capacity Biomass / Agrowaste based power projects under three phases.
In this context, PEDA has called for bids to set up the biomass power projects. (KNN/ES)
PEDA is the state nodal agency for the promotion and development of new and renewable energy power projects in the State of Punjab.
Punjab is predominantly rich in agriculture and contributes the major share to the grain basket of India. It has surplus production of major crops. It produces 25 per cent of country's cotton, 22 per cent of wheat and 55 per cent of rice, even though it has only 1.5 per cent of total country cultivable area.
The State has been meeting its electrical power requirements primarily through conventional thermal and hydro power generation. While hydro power generation has a tendency to fluctuate depending on the availability of water; thermal power generation has to depend on coal which has to be transported from eastern part of India involving large distances. Further, the cost of generation from coal continuous to escalate; and moreover it is polluting.
Biomass Power project has inherent advantages over thermal power generation because it is environmentally friendly because of relatively lower CO2 and particulate emissions. It also displaces fossil fuels such as coal.
Further, it is a decentralised, load based means of generation, because it is produced and consumed locally, losses associated with transmission and distribution are reduced.
Such projects would offer employment opportunities to locals. In addition, it has a low gestation period and low capital investment, even as it would help in local revenue generation and upliftment of the rural population.
Significantly, production of biomass power is an established and commercially viable technology option.
Punjab has substantial availability of Biomass / Agrowaste in the state which is sufficient to produce about 1000 MW of electricity.
PEDA has planned to develop some of the available potential talukas / tehsils with the aim to promote and install biomass / agro waste based projects. It has so far allocated 30 sites / tehsils for setting up of total 332.5 MW capacity Biomass / Agrowaste based power projects under three phases.
In this context, PEDA has called for bids to set up the biomass power projects. (KNN/ES)
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