Economics and ecology: about biomass
Environmental impact; sustainable development criterion will depend on biomass availability
Case of 7.8 Kalpataru Power Transmission biomass plant: making sense of economics (Calculation is based on the monitoring report of the project)
Sold power at 22.49 Crore (67.73 million KWh @ assume rate state power purchase Rs. 3.32/unit)
Sold CERs at 1.09 Crore (48,636 CERs @ US$ 5 per CER assumed)
Total revenue: Rs 23.58 crore
Biomass consumed : Rs 7.4 crore (rate of Rs 800 per tonne or Rs 1.09 per kWh (because of low capacity utilisation as stated in report)
Without CERs, the plant would earn for its operating costs, capital and profits:
With CERs, the plant earns:
Assuming Rs 800/tonne of biomass consumed in a highly inefficient plant