RENEWABLE ENERGY SCENARIO IN INDIA

India is blessed with an abundance of sunlight, water and biomass. Vigorous efforts during the past two decades are now bearing fruit as people in all walks of life are more aware of the benefits of renewable energy, especially decentralized energy where required in villages and in urban or semi-urban centers. India has the world's largest programme for renewable energy.

Government created the Department of Non-conventional Energy Sources (DNES) in 1982. In 1992 a full fledged Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources was established under the overall charge of the Prime Minister.

The range of its activities cover
Promotion of renewable energy technologies
Create an environment conducive to promote renewable energy technologies
Create an environment conducive for their commercialization
Renewable energy resource assessment
Research and development
Demonstration
Extension
Production of biogas units, solar thermal devices, solar photovoltaic
Cook stoves, wind energy and small hydropower units

ABOUT KARNATAKA STATE

Karnataka state has a total installed capacity of 4,804.50 MW, which includes the private generating stations aggregating to 528.50 MW. The total energy generated is 21,942.94 MU in which the private sector contributes to nearly 1,606.98 MU. Nevertheless there is a gap of about 9% in the power scenario Energy peak demand vs. availability, which is expected to grow with the pace of development. The KPTCL projected requirement of peak load and energy in the year 2009 – 2010 is 6,792 MW and 3,207 MW. Hence, there is an urgent need to exploit all potential sources of Energy. Nevertheless, the fast depleting fossil fuels do not address this problem adequately. Thus the utilization of Renewable energy like Wind, Solar and Biomass is the need of the hour.

Agro waste like red gram stalks; Bengal gram; cotton stalks; sugar cane trash or wood chips etc has the potential to be converted to both thermal and electric energy.


AMRUTHAKRISHNA POWER GENERATION LTD

Amruthakrishna Power Generation Ltd another Public Limited Company from the Group - has chosen a unique way to generate Power to meet the India's most pressing demand, by using vastly available Agricultural wastes. There is no dearth of such biomass in a country like India where 70% of the population depends on agriculture for livelihood. In India agricultural waste often goes unutilized threatening to become environmental hazard. Procurement of Land, obtaining approvals form State and Central Governments have been completed.

The Company has proposed to set up Power Projects with installed capacity of 28.5 MW in the States Karnataka using latest GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGY; and 30 MW in the State of Andhra Pradesh using Municipal Solid Wastes. The Company is setting up these projects in phased manner and is in the process of getting licenses / approvals from the State; Central Government and its Nodal Agencies. The entire projects are estimated at US $ 66 Million. The Company has proposed to sell the Power to the Grid of the State and necessary approvals are being obtained.
 
 
 
E-Mail : info@amruthakrishnagroup.com