Jan 1, 2011, Cogeneration and On-Site Power Production
Rural electrification projects come in many forms. Here, the model is gasification of rice husks to produce biogases that in turn fuel an engine generator that supplies power to rural areas of the Indian state of Bihar. Raghavendra Verma discusses project development options.
Has the world found the means to drive rapid growth of distributed power generation in rural areas? Yes, believes a group of young entrepreneurs in India who are using the rice husk-fired gasification process to operate small generation units in off-grid remote villages. They have already prepared a roadmap to set up 2014 such plants by the year 2014 in India and many more in Bangladesh, Nepal, Indonesia, Malaysia, Ecuador and some African countries.
For the three-year-old Husk Power Systems, the confidence to achieve the ambitious goal comes from its successful operation of 57 plant units in the most backward region of Indian's underdeveloped Bihar state, in the capital of which, Patna, it is based. The company says it has thrived though the perseverance of dedicated individuals and by adopting innovative management techniques and relying upon local resources. By using bamboo plants and trees as electricity poles, each generating unit of 35 to 100 kW capacity transmits 220 V to four or five nearby villages.
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