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Mature Renewable Energy Technologies for Decentralised Rural Power Plants and Energy Services in Villages

DESI Power's selection and development of technology for EmPower Partnership Projects:

DESI Power's programme uses renewable energy sources most suitable for a given location. In many cases, the optimum solution turns out to be a hybrid system with more than one energy source to take care of the daily or seasonal variations in the availability of one or the other source of renewable energy. In some cases, hybridisation with fossil fuels may also become essential for reasons of technology, availability of the renewable source of energy or the security of power supply (emergencies).

A list of matured and commercially available Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) are:

A list of matured and commercially available Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) are:

  • Biomass Charcoal Production
  • Biomass Combustion
  • Biomass Gasification
  • Energy plantations and agro-forestry
  • Methanation: Biogas
  • Micro-hydro
  • Solar Photovoltaic
  • Solar Thermal
  • Wind Generators

Performance metrics of typical plant

Performance parameter
  Economic Performance Social Performance
Investment. lac Rs Profit after interest and repayment of loan. % of Investment Total Direct Jobs Investment per job. lac Rs/Job Jobs for Women Other Impacts (e.g. Health)
Briquetting Machine 6.00 12% 2.50 2.40 50% Yes
Irrigation pumps with cabling - 6 numbers 6.00 12% 1.50 4.00 25% Not direct
Rice huller 0.75 19% 3.50 0.21 50% Yes
Chura mill 0.80 16% 2.50 0.32 75% ---
Flour Mill 0.750 12% 2.00 0.38 50% ---
Fishery 2.00 30% 1.00 2.00 --- ---
Ice Factory 7.00 45% 5.00 1.40 30% ---
Battery charging 0.20 29% 1.00 0.20 75% ---
Total Business Enterprises 26.5 20% 19.00 1.39 45% Yes
Power Plant 28 10-15% 5.00 5.60 30% Yes
Mini Grid 5.00 9% 2.00 2.50 30% Yes