New Delhi (PIB) --- Dr. Farooq Abdullah, the Minister of New and Renewable Energy informed the Rajya Sabha (upper house of the parliament) that the rice husk based biomass gasifiers are being installed to meet the unmet demand of electricity in villages. Stand-alone solar photovoltaic power plants of upto 100 kWp unit capacity and mini-grid solar photovoltaic power plants of up to 250 kWp unit capacity with battery bank can meet the electricity requirements of villages in the country. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is providing central financial assistance for the installation of rice husk based biomass gasifiers and solar photovoltaic power plants.
He said that, an investment of Rs.16-18 lakhs is required for installation of a 32 kilowatt rice husk gasifier system with 100% producer gas engine and a distribution network. The life of such a system would be around 10 years subject to proper operation & maintenance.
Benchmark cost for a standalone solar photovoltaic power plant is Rs.2.7 lakhs per kilowatt and the cost of a mini-grid solar power plant with distribution network and battery bank is Rs.5 lakh per kilowatt. The life of solar PV module is 25 years, the Minister said.
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