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India > 95% Bihar about 80%

No electricity in evening peak

India - 60%

Bihar - 15%

India - About 750 kWh

Bihar - About 110 kWh

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Rice Husk Gasifier System

Can Use Other Biomass

Solar PV Home Lighting And Street Lighting

System

Solar PV Agricultural Pumps

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Rice Husk Gasifier System for Village

Electrification in Bihar

Initiative by local entrepreneur Husk Power

Systems.

Combination of renewable energy and energy

efficiency.

One 32 kWe rice husk gasifier system provides

electricity to 250-400 households.

Pre-paid meters used.

CFL used for energy efficiency.

Each household : 1-3 CFLs.

Some houses use Fans and TV.

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Villagers pay Rs. 30 (50 Cents) per monthfor one 15W CFL and mobile charging.

Villagers pay Rs. 60-100(1-1.7 USD) per

month and save 2-3 litres of kerosenecosting Rs. 100 per month.

Mobile charging is free.

Farmers pay Rs.50(85 Cents)/hr fromsaving of diesel cost used in irrigationpump sets.

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About 250 villages / hamlets are benefitting in East

Champaran, West Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Lakhisaraiand Sitamarhi districts by about 60 rice husk based

gasifiers.

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Villagers pay distribution charges from nearest pole

to households (20-40 meters).

Villagers have to agree for at least 15-20 kW of load.

Cost of 32kW system about Rs. 15-16 lakh (25000-

27000 USD).

Income from households about Rs. 3.5-4.5 lakh

(6000-7500 USD).

Additional income from day time uses of electricity,

sale of ash and rice husk char, carbon credit, etc

about Rs. 6-7 lakh (10000-12000 USD).

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Central Govt. (MNRE) provides 40% of Capital Cost

as grant

Carbon Credit Available Profit from each project about Rs. 2.5 5.0 lakh

(4000-8400 USD).

Return on investment : 15 -30%

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Annual Kerosene saving 14,400 ltrs.

Monetary saving (@Rs. 40 ltrs.) - Rs. 5.765 lakh

(10000 USD)

Employment generation 3-5 persons

Conventional electricity avoided 1.26 lakh (126

thousand) kWh per year.

Saving of conventional fuel used for generation -about 1,000 ton coal

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Commercial activities Sweet shops, Grocery

shops and Tea shops in the night.

Use of fans, TV sets, Water Pumps, etc.

More study hours for students.

Increased use of mobile phones.

Additional employment to villagersHigher income to farmers by sale of rice husk.

Village is active till late evening.

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Entrepreneurs are not available for

expansion.

Shortage of technical manpower forO&M.

Institutional finance.

Uncertain availability and pricevolatility of raw material.

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Farmers suffer due to non-availability of electricity.

Crop production also suffers.

Solar PV pumps a viable option.

2HP / 1800 Watt pump with solar PVmodule costs Rs. 3.5 lakh.

Central Govt. (MNRE) grant 40%State Govt. grant 50%

Farmers contribution 10%

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Pumping capacity 3200 ltrs. per

hour.

Irrigated area 2-5 acresDiesel saving 20,000 30,000 per

acre

Crop Intensity IncreasesHigher Crop Yield

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Only CFL lamps used in rice husk power

systems.

About 2.2 million BPL rural householdselectrified under RGGVY (a Central Govt.

sponsored prog.)

All these households are provided CFL forlighting.

Saving of electricity.

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