Biomass: new generation power?
Generation of power by burning biomass – from agricultural residues to wood of prosopis juliflora.
- 24 projects in line to be cleared:
- 44 per cent of India’s CDM portfolio
- 700,000 CERs: Rs 16 crore each year (conservative estimate).
First registered project is Kalpataru Power Transmission in Rajasthan.
- Sell to Netherlands government 313,743 CERs over 7-10 years; Rs 1 crore per year.
- Will burn mustard sticks; rice husk, saw dust..
- Down To Earth refused entry.. Great project?