Valuing Local Farmers Agricultural Waste to Produce Green Renewable Electricity, Rajasthan, North India

CO2logic’s second project is a small <10 MW biomass based power project in Rajasthan, North India. The project uses unused agricultural waste from traditionally grown crops for its main energy supply. This renewable waste includes mustard husk and stalks, corn cobs and other arable debris.

The agricultural waste is purchased from the neighboring local Indian farmers. Apart from generating employment, the project provides economic value to the local arable framers and will provide stable and quality green power for the local households, farmers and industries. The project creates CO2 emissions reductions of ca 50 000 tons annually and is grid-connected.

The use of the renewable biomass to produce green power means there is less burning of fossil fuels thus less greenhouse gas emissions. The project also contributes towards economic growth and development of the area. Whilst India is developing it still has one of the highest levels of poverty in the world.

CO2logic’s project has received the official validation from the United Nations Executive Committee and by the SGS Group to confirm its benefits, these include:

• contribution to sustainable development
• real Additionality
• greenhouse gas permanence factor
• calculations and science used for greenhouse gas reduction quantification
• greenhouse gas monitoring methodology
• local environmental impact stakeholder assessment
• no greenhouse gas leakage of benefits

UNFCCC certification code: 0347