SUFFiciENcy EcONOMy ANd GRASSROOtS DEvElOPMENt
SUFFiciENcy EcONOMy ANd GRASSROOtS DEvElOPMENt
SUFFiciENcy EcONOMy ANd GRASSROOtS DEvElOPMENt
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260<br />
The Meaning of Sufficiency Economy <br />
International Conference<br />
3. Analysis & Results<br />
India consumed a total of 158 MToe of biomass in 2005, most of it by rural<br />
households. At least, three quarters of rural households (668 million people) use<br />
traditional biomass fuels, wood, animal dung or agricultural residues, for cooking<br />
and heating. In the reference scenario, biomass use is projected to grow, but more<br />
slowly than the past. It reaches 171 Mtoe in 2015 and 195 Mtoe in 2030. (this is<br />
producing pollution.) (PCRA 2009) Accordingly, un-utilized potential for biomass<br />
power generation is 4 GW. Hence, there is a lot of unutilized potential for harnessing<br />
biomass energy.<br />
The southern and western coastal areas of India are the ideal location for wind<br />
generators (DOT 2008). It can be implemented in rural areas in states like Tamil<br />
Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh, where the annual<br />
average wind speed of 5-6 m/s is available, installation of hybrid solar-wind power<br />
system can be an attractive option to supplement the energy supply. <br />
Hence, for the proposed hybrid model, these analyses are best valid for the<br />
regions of Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Gujarat as these<br />
are best regions according to the Wind Map of India (DOT 2008). The solar<br />
insolation map of India is also given below for reference in the above areas.
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