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Biomass gasifier unit installed in Tirunelveli dist
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MADURAI: A biomass gasifier unit installed at Aayiraperi panchayat in Tirunelveli district has started functioning.
The unit, established at the cost of Rs 3,14,515, requires 1.50 kg of firewood as fuel to generate 1 KW electricity an hour. While 50 per cent of the unit cost is borne by the panchayat, the balance is jointly borne by the Union and State Governments. The power generated would be utilised to operate the motors to pump drinking water to overhead tanks in the panchayat.
While consuming 2,100 units of electricity per month, the panchayat has been paying Rs 88,200 towards the electricity bill for a year. It would now incur an expense of Rs 37,800 only per year. The savings effected would be Rs 50,400 per year.
The expenses would include cutting and collection of firewood and maintenance etc. Abundant availability of firewood is the only requirement, according to the Project Officer, District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), Mr P. Ponniah.
Apart from Aayiraperi, the DRDA has installed biomass gasifier units at Seevalaperi, Karkudi and Kulasekaramangalam panchayats in the district .
Nine more panchayats are to be added to this list during the current fiscal, the sources said.
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