Dalkia Energy Services Limited (DESL) carried out the biomass assessment study in Rajasthan in 2011, which estimates, on the basis of field survey, the surplus biomass availability in each district for generation of power on sustainable basis.
Potential biomass generation from agro-residues
The data on crop area, production and yield in Rajasthan for the period 2005-06 to 2008-09 has been taken from the official website of the Statistical Department, Directorate of Agriculture, Government of Rajasthan. Based on the average crop production and crop residue ratio, the crop residue generation in the districts was evaluated.
Biomass generation from agro-residues
S. No. |
District |
Average Biomass Generation (2005-06 to 2008-08) in metric tonnes (MT) |
1 |
Kota |
11,63,207 |
2 |
Alwar |
27,79,051 |
3 |
Jaipur |
15,78,853 |
4 |
Baran |
13,58,801 |
5 |
Barmer |
5,76,793 |
6 |
Bharatpur |
18,47,912 |
7 |
Bhilwara |
10,59,945 |
8 |
Bikaner |
11,91,696 |
9 |
Churu |
9,40,681 |
10 |
Jhunjhunu |
13,13,474 |
11 |
Bundi |
11,78,519 |
12 |
Chittaurgarh |
18,00,653 |
13 |
Dausa |
11,04,580 |
14 |
Dholpur |
7,53,147 |
15 |
Dungarpur |
2,32,977 |
16 |
Ganganagar |
30,08,269 |
17 |
Hanumangarh |
30,45,597 |
18 |
Jaisalmer |
2,76,425 |
19 |
Jalore |
10,75,775 |
20 |
Jhalawar |
10,79,676 |
21 |
Jodhpur |
11,95,261 |
22 |
Karauli |
10,45,207 |
23 |
Ajmer |
5,73,002 |
24 |
Banswara |
6,67,256 |
25 |
Nagaur |
20,57,014 |
26 |
Pali |
6,64,907 |
27 |
Rajsamand |
3,32,612 |
28 |
Sawai Madhopur |
9,07,276 |
29 |
Sikar |
15,09,763 |
30 |
Sirohi |
3,60,942 |
31 |
Tonk |
9,69,826 |
32 |
Udaipur |
7,56,542 |
33 |
Partapgarh |
7,78,389 |
The study revealed Hanumangarh, Ganganagar, Alwar, Nagaur and Bharatpur as the top five districts as far as biomass generation is concerned. This is due to large availability of agricultural land resulting in high crop production in these districts.
Potential biomass generation from Prosopis Juliflora plantation
As per the Biomass Policy issued by the Government of Rajasthan in February 2010, the eligible biomass power producers shall identify suitable land for development of Prosopis Juliflora within reserved area of the power plant (for projects above 5 MW, Government will provide reserved area as per the biomass policy of Rajasthan) registered with RREC after approval of the project. Categories of land which are available for the development of Prosopis Juliflora are as follows:
Total potential of Juliflora production in all types of land in the districts of Rajasthan as evaluated by DESL is presented below:
Biomass generation from Prosopis Juliflora
District |
Under Utilized/degraded notified forest land (km2) |
Average Juliflora Yield (metric tonnes/km2) |
Potential Juliflora Production |
Ajmer | 734.82 |
2,950 |
21,67,719 |
Alwar |
1,624.55 |
2,950 |
47,92,423 |
Banswara |
767.48 |
2,950 |
22,64,066 |
Baran |
1,528.14 |
2,950 |
45,08,013 |
Barmer |
682.59 |
2,950 |
20,13,641 |
Bharatpur |
221.19 |
2,950 |
6,52,511 |
Bhilwara |
582.29 |
2,950 |
17,17,756 |
Bikaner |
74.54 |
2,950 |
2,19,893 |
Bundi |
1,045.38 |
2,950 |
30,83,871 |
Chittaurgarh |
638.28 |
2,950 |
18,82,926 |
Churu |
55.36 |
2,950 |
1,63,312 |
Dausa |
10.97 |
2,950 |
32,362 |
Dhaulpur |
118.56 |
2,950 |
3,49,752 |
Dungarpur |
199.81 |
2,950 |
5,89,440 |
Hanumangarh |
37.71 |
2,950 |
1,11,245 |
Jaipur |
940.02 |
2,950 |
27,73,059 |
Jaisalmer |
1,324.79 |
2,950 |
39,08,131 |
Jalore |
622.20 |
2,950 |
18,35,490 |
Jhalawar |
1,059.85 |
2,950 |
31,26,558 |
Jhunjhunu |
385.12 |
2,950 |
11,36,104 |
Jodhpur |
269.80 |
2,950 |
7,95,910 |
Karauli |
680.67 |
2,950 |
20,07,977 |
Kota |
355.01 |
2,950 |
10,47,280 |
Nagaur |
435.63 |
2,950 |
12,85,109 |
Pali |
872.19 |
2,950 |
25,72,961 |
Rajsamand |
41.53 |
2,950 |
1,22,514 |
Sawai Madhopur |
970.62 |
2,950 |
28,63,329 |
Sikar |
22.14 |
2,950 |
65,313 |
Sirohi |
651.98 |
2,950 |
19,23,341 |
Sriganganagar |
- |
- |
- |
Tonk |
506.86 |
2,950 |
14,95,237 |
Udaipur |
255.54 |
2,950 |
7,53,843 |
Total |
177,15.62 |
|
5,22,61,079 |
The findings are:
As far as the potential of Prosopis Juliflora production is concerned, Alwar, Baran, Jaisalmer, Jhalawar and Bundi are the five districts where there is huge availability of land under the categories of degraded forest land, Government./panchayat/private –waste, barren and saline land.
Biomass consumption study
DESL also evaluated district wise biomass consumption at both captive level (farmers and villagers) and the level of local industries such as brick kilns, briquetting units, solvent plant, existing biomass power plants, etc
Based on the above numbers, the district wise surplus biomass availability for sustainable generation of electricity was found out as follows:
District wise biomass consumption
S. No. |
District |
Biomass Consumption |
1 |
Kota |
11,22,512 |
2 |
Alwar |
20,50,393 |
3 |
Jaipur |
14,72,340 |
4 |
Baran |
7,90,549 |
5 |
Barmer |
3,88,032 |
6 |
Bharatpur |
11,28,797 |
7 |
Bhilwara |
9,68,060 |
8 |
Bikaner |
8,85,011 |
9 |
Churu |
6,61,927 |
10 |
Jhunjhunu |
9,95,027 |
11 |
Bundi |
8,24,821 |
12 |
Chittaurgarh |
14,72,510 |
13 |
Dausa |
8,07,821 |
14 |
Dholpur |
4,79,325 |
15 |
Dungarpur |
2,25,356 |
16 |
Ganganagar |
18,28,880 |
17 |
Hanumangarh |
17,25,436 |
18 |
Jaisalmer |
1,50,003 |
19 |
Jalore |
7,57,783 |
20 |
Jhalawar |
8,40,975 |
21 |
Jodhpur |
7,23,965 |
22 |
Karauli |
6,51,745 |
23 |
Ajmer |
4,21,247 |
24 |
Banswara |
6,07,804 |
25 |
Nagaur |
13,94,194 |
26 |
Pali |
4,14,343 |
27 |
Rajsamand |
2,47,968 |
28 |
Sawai Madhopur |
4,78,943 |
29 |
Sikar |
12,01,978 |
30 |
Sirohi |
4,20,202 |
31 |
Tonk |
6,29,658 |
32 |
Udaipur |
5,65,585 |
33 |
Partapgarh |
6,81942 |
|
Total |
2,80,15,132 |
District wise surplus biomass availability
S. No. |
District |
Average Biomass Generation (metric tonnes) |
Biomass Consumption |
Surplus Biomass |
1 |
Kota |
11,63,207 |
11,22,512 |
40,695 |
2 |
Alwar |
27,79,051 |
20,50,393 |
7,28,657 |
3 |
Jaipur |
15,78,853 |
14,72,340 |
1,06,512 |
4 |
Baran |
13,58,801 |
7,90,549 |
5,68,252 |
5 |
Barmer |
5,76,793 |
3,88,032 |
1,88,760 |
6 |
Bharatpur |
18,47,912 |
11,28,797 |
7,19,114 |
7 |
Bhilwara |
10,59,945 |
9,68,060 |
91,886 |
8 |
Bikaner |
11,91,696 |
8,85,011 |
3,06,685 |
9 |
Churu |
9,40,681 |
6,61,927 |
2,78,754 |
10 |
Jhunjhunu |
13,13,474 |
9,95,027 |
3,18,447 |
11 |
Bundi |
11,78,519 |
8,24,821 |
3,53,698 |
12 |
Chittaurgarh |
18,00,653 |
14,72,510 |
3,28,143 |
13 |
Dausa |
11,04,580 |
8,07,821 |
2,96,759 |
14 |
Dholpur |
7,53,147 |
4,79,325 |
2,73,822 |
15 |
Dungarpur |
2,32,977 |
2,25,356 |
7,621 |
16 |
Ganganagar |
30,08,269 |
18,28,880 |
11,79,389 |
17 |
Hanumangarh |
30,45,597 |
17,25,436 |
13,20,161 |
18 |
Jaisalmer |
2,76,425 |
1,50,003 |
1,26,422 |
19 |
Jalore |
10,75,775 |
7,57,783 |
3,17,992 |
20 |
Jhalawar |
10,79,676 |
8,40,975 |
2,38,702 |
21 |
Jodhpur |
11,95,261 |
7,23,965 |
4,71,296 |
22 |
Karauli |
10,45,207 |
6,51,745 |
3,93,462 |
23 |
Ajmer |
5,73,002 |
4,21,247 |
1,51,755 |
24 |
Banswara |
6,67,256 |
6,07,804 |
59,453 |
25 |
Nagaur |
20,57,014 |
13,94,194 |
6,62,819 |
26 |
Pali |
6,64,907 |
4,14,343 |
2,50,564 |
27 |
Rajsamand |
3,32,612 |
2,47,968 |
84,644 |
28 |
Sawai Madhopur |
9,07,276 |
4,78,943 |
4,28,333 |
29 |
Sikar |
15,09,763 |
12,01,978 |
3,07,785 |
30 |
Sirohi |
3,60,942 |
4,20,202 |
-59,260 |
31 |
Tonk |
9,69,826 |
6,29,658 |
3,40,168 |
32 |
Udaipur |
7,56,542 |
5,65,585 |
1,90,957 |
33 |
Partapgarh |
7,78,389 |
6,81,942 |
96,447 |
The major findings on surplus availability are:
Districts Hanumangarh, Ganganagar, Alwar, Bharatpur and Nagaur are the top five districts as far as surplus biomass availability
for power
generation is concerned.
Although these districts have high biomass consumption, yet because of higher biomass
generation, these
districts have high availability of surplus biomass.
Districts Sirohi, Dungarpur, Kota, Banswara, Rajsamand, Bhilwara and Pratapgarh have low surplus biomass
(less than 100000 MT)
availability on account of low biomass generation in these districts.
