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Fig. 10.6 ‘Nutrimix’ making by members of MDMMS
There is irregular electricity supply in this area, and the quantity and quality of
the product suffer due to it. The two-stage biomass gasifier will provide regular and
clean supply of electricity at a low cost, which will increase the production and their
income by over 500%. The increase in production will support more women and
children at the Anganwadi centres, and the increase in the income generated will
improve standard of living of the workers and give them an opportunity to explore
more activities and build training centres.
The two-stage gasifier has already been installed and is running at the site as shown
in Fig. 10.7. The project aims to supply the surplus electricity to nearby villages.
The villages in the vicinity of project sites are electrified through utility grid but the
availability of electricity in these villages is erratic and irregular, particularly during
evening time. In order to supply the surplus electricity, two villages, namely Sindhitota and Karli, were identified and found technical feasibility to connect with biomass
gasifier system using utility grid. A tariff petition has been submitted to OERC for
permission of grid integration and tariff gap funding for household electrification
through the gasifier. This involves obtaining regulatory approval from OERC for
project-specific tariff for electricity generation from biomass gasifier, approve the
electricity generated by the biomass gasifier to be supplied to the village using distribution assets of the DISCOM to be considered as deemed supply of the DISCOM
and arrangement to allow interconnection of gasifier supply system to LT side of
distribution transformer in a safe and secure manner. The project team is currently
in dialogue with different stakeholders and process of completing the necessary formalities.
The gasifier is able to reduce the fuelwood consumption in grain drying by 65 kg/h
with monthly saving of Rs. 3250 per month. The batch time is also reduced by
25% because of better heat supplied through biomass gasifier. Indoor air quality has
noticeably improved but not quantified. The MDMMS is now planning to expand
the production capacity by adding Haldi (turmeric) processing unit in their facility
and increased quota for processing nutrition mix production.
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Fig. 10.6 ‘Nutrimix’ making by members of MDMMS
There is irregular electricity supply in this area, and the quantity and quality of
the product suffer due to it. The two-stage biomass gasifier will provide regular and
clean supply of electricity at a low cost, which will increase the production and their
income by over 500%. The increase in production will support more women and
children at the Anganwadi centres, and the increase in the income generated will
improve standard of living of the workers and give them an opportunity to explore
more activities and build training centres.
The two-stage gasifier has already been installed and is running at the site as shown
in Fig. 10.7. The project aims to supply the surplus electricity to nearby villages.
The villages in the vicinity of project sites are electrified through utility grid but the
availability of electricity in these villages is erratic and irregular, particularly during
evening time. In order to supply the surplus electricity, two villages, namely Sindhitota and Karli, were identified and found technical feasibility to connect with biomass
gasifier system using utility grid. A tariff petition has been submitted to OERC for
permission of grid integration and tariff gap funding for household electrification
through the gasifier. This involves obtaining regulatory approval from OERC for
project-specific tariff for electricity generation from biomass gasifier, approve the
electricity generated by the biomass gasifier to be supplied to the village using distribution assets of the DISCOM to be considered as deemed supply of the DISCOM
and arrangement to allow interconnection of gasifier supply system to LT side of
distribution transformer in a safe and secure manner. The project team is currently
in dialogue with different stakeholders and process of completing the necessary formalities.
The gasifier is able to reduce the fuelwood consumption in grain drying by 65 kg/h
with monthly saving of Rs. 3250 per month. The batch time is also reduced by
25% because of better heat supplied through biomass gasifier. Indoor air quality has
noticeably improved but not quantified. The MDMMS is now planning to expand
the production capacity by adding Haldi (turmeric) processing unit in their facility
and increased quota for processing nutrition mix production.