TOWARDS AN ENERGY-SELF SUFFICIENT VILLAGE:

ENERGY SURVEY, VILLAGE SULGAON

Information collected from the survey.

  • Sources of energy of the family and the village: production, purchase and collection.
  • Consumption and use of energy of the families and the village.
  • Unutilised energy available in the village .(Surplus).

Total no of families in the village: 320

No. of families involved in the survey: 146

Name of the area in the village where the survey was conducted: Purana Sulgaon.

DETAILS OF THE VILLAGE:

Village: Sulgaon

Tehsil: Maheshwar

District: Khargone ( M.P.)

Total families in the village: 320 (landowners 240)

(landless 80)

Primary occupations :-Farming

-Labour(farming, collecting sand from the riverbed)

-Fishing

-Small industries

Main crops:

Kharif / Rabi
Cotton / Wheat
Sugarcane / Gram
Soyabean
Tuar

Total irrigated land : 95%

Non-irrigated land : 5%

Sources of irrigation -River: 70%

- Well: 30%

SOURCES OF ENERGY PRODUCTION IN THE VILLAGE

( HOW MUCH & FROM WHICH SOURCE).

In 1 year.

Sources of Energy / Total Quantity
Cow Dung /

24,437 Quintals

Kathi /

12,262 Quintals

Wood / 800 Quintals
Kerosene / 52,260 Litres
Electricity / 20,38,820 Units
Petrol / 16,790 Litres
Diesel / 21,900 Litres
  1. Production, Use and Surplus of Cowdung in a year

(in quintals).

Total families / No. of members / No. of animals / Collection in the house / Forest collection / Total collection
146 / 1296 / 885 / 22612 / 1825 / 24437

Average production:Approximately 7 kilos per animal per day.

Total gobar gas plants /

Total Consumption (In quintals)

/ Surplus
(In quintals)
through gobar gas / through cowdung cakes / Total cowdung
32 / 1752 / 5401 / 7153 / 17284
  1. Yearly Production, Consumption & Surplus of Cotton & Tuar- Kathi (Crop Residue).

( In quintals)

Total families / Total cultivable land (acres) / Production of Kathi / Consumption of Kathi / Balance Kathi
146 / 764 / 12262 / 4732 / 7530

Kathi production 18 quintals per acre.

  1. Yearly Collection, Consumption and Saving of Wood

( in quintals).

River-Forest collection / Consumption / Surplus
800 / 800 / 0
  1. Collection, Consumption and Savings of Energy in the Village

( in tons)

Energy sources / Collection / Consumption / Surplus

Cowdung

/ 2443.7 / 715.3 / 1728.4
Kathi / 1226.2 / 473.1 / 753.0
Wood / 80.0 / 80.0 / 0.0
Waste / 400.0 / 0.0 / 400.0

Uses of Energy in the village.

A.Consumption of Electricity : By Households
Total No. of Families /

Bulb

/ Fan / Tube-light / Total Units
146 /
25W
/ 40W / 60W / 100W / Total
85 / 135 / 90 / 35 / 345 / 222 / 109 / 12,70,20

B. Consumption of Electricity : By Irrigation Pumps.

Total Pumps / 3
(HP) / 5
(HP) / 7.5
(HP) / 10
(HP) / 12.5
(HP) / 15
(HP) / 20
(HP) / Total
HP / Total Units*
96 / 30 / 21 / 11 / 17 / 11 / 5 / 1 / 708 / 18,78,600

* 8946 units are consumed every day.

The pumps are used for an approximate of 210 days.

C. Yearly Consumption of Electricity and Liquid Fuels : By implements used in Small Scale Industries

Number / Diesel
(litre) / Petrol
(litre) / Electricity
(units) / Kerosene
(litres)
Motorcycle / 46 / 16790
Tractor / 6 / 21900
Wheat Grinding Mill / 1 / 13140
Jaggery Producing Factory / 2 / 20000
Cooking / 146 / 52561
Total Use / 21900 / 16790 / 33140 / 52561

* The jaggery producing factory is in operation for an approximate of a 100 days in a year.

YEARLY CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY IN THE VILLAGE

Total Families : 146

Total Members : 1296

For Food and Water / Electricity Consumption in the Household / Electricity Consumption in Irrigation / Small Scale Industr-ies
Cowdung (quin-tals) / Kathi (quin-tals) / Wood (quin-tals) / Kero-sene (litres) / Total imple-ments / Total Consu-mption / Total Pumps / Total HP / Total Units
Cowdung Cakes : 5401
Gobar Gas : 1752 / 4731 / 800 / 52561 / Bulb : 345
Fan : 222
Tube-light : 109 / 127020 / 96 / 708 / 1878660 / 33140
  • HP= HorsePower.

POSSIBILITIES OF ENERGY AND ELECTRICITY CONSERVATION

Conservation of Energy in Irrigation

Present consumption of electricity in irrigation : 18,78,600 units.

  1. If metering is done ...... 20% saving

After conservation utilisation of electricity will be. . . . .15,28,800 units.

2. If the efficiency of the pumps and pipes is improved upon ...20% saving

Electricity Consumption will become ...... 12,02,300 units.

3. If there is better use of water through better farming practices.. 15% saving

(Better crop rotation and growth of manure crops to consolidate the soil)

Electricity Consumption will become ...... 10,22,000 units.

Production of Electricity from Kathi (Tuar-Cotton Crop residue)

  • Present conservation of Kathi753 tons
  • Electricity generation from this 753/1.2 = 6,27,500 units
  • If the entire village uses cowdung for cooking, 12262 tons of kathi would be available, electricity generation will be 12262/1.2=10,21,800 units.
  • 52,261 litres of kerosene will be conserved.

Conservation in Energy Consumption in Households

Conservation of 15% would be achieved with the use of Tubes and CFL.

DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY

Total consumption of electricity : 20,38,820 units.

Unit / Percentage (%)

Household

/ 1,27,020 / 6.23
Small Scale Industries / 33,140 / 1.62
Farm Pumps / 18,78,660 / 92.14

Total ConsumptionTotal Possible ConservationTotal Needs

20,38,820-8,75,653*=11,63,167 units.

* Possible saving of 856600 units from farm pumps.

Possible saving of 19053 units through household conservation.

  • Possible electricity generation from Kathi 1021800 units.

INFERENCES AND INSIGHTS

  • Only 29% of the available cowdung is used. The entire village can cook with the balance 71%.

? What would the distribution or sale process of excess gobar gas to non gobar gas

owners be - Flat Rate ?

- Hours Used?

  • All the kathi can be used to generate 1021800 units electricity.

? Labourers are given kathi free of cost today, how would use of Kathi for electricity production affect them?

  • 400 tons of waste can also be brought into use for electricity generation.

- Cowdung and waste can be converted into natural fertilizer. this is also an important non-electricity usage.

  • Electricity will be conserved through metering of irrigation pump system by 20%, through pump improvement by 20% and through reduced irrigation with better farming practices by 15%.

Thus 856600 units of electricity conservation would be possible.

It is clear that Sulgaon can be self-sufficient with reference to electricity.

*Possible Self- Sufficiency : Some Suggestions

Apart from electricity, several important sources of energy like kathi, gobar, wood are available in large quantities in Sulgaon. It is clear that electricity is not the only source of energy.

Conservation of energy and alternate generation in Sulgaon would save 40 lakh units now coming in from the state grid.

There are three other sources of energy generation in Sulgaon.

  1. The river at Sulgaon falls from a height of 45 feet before joining the Narmada which has water till December. This can be used to generate electricity for six months. Stop dams on the upstream would improve the command area and the river could be kept alive the year round.
  1. There is an approximate of 200 acres of government grazing land in Sulgaon. This can be used to make 2000 tons of biogas and to generate ½ MW electricity.

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