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Alwar to get a unique power plant

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The 7.5 MW mustard crop residue-based plant is being built at a cost of Rs.37 crores

JAIPUR: A mustard crop residue (MCR)-based non-conventional thermal power plant will start production in Alwar district of Rajasthan soon. The 7.5 MW plant, with an installed capacity of 150 metric tonnes of MCR per day, is being built at a cost of Rs.37 crores.

The project is eligible for benefits under CDM (Clean development mechanism) for SMEs (Small and medium enterprises) under a project supported by Global Opportunities Fund of the British High Commission and Eco Securities, leading buyers of carbon credits.

"The power project is near completion. All necessary clearances have been obtained. The vast hinterlands of Rajasthan will provide the agricultural waste which would form the fuel for the plant," said Ajay Bararia, Managing Director of Alwar Power Company.

Dr. Bararia, formerly with the World Bank, termed Rajasthan's potential in biomass-based power plants "immense". "Rajasthan has 50 lakh tonnes of agricultural waste. In the past the farmers were forced to burn it before the new crop season. Now they can make money out of it." Dr. Bararia has set up three MCR fuel processing units in Alwar district with an installed capacity of 150 metric tonnes per day. The cost of production per unit of power is estimated to be Rs.3.

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