BACKGROUND
With its expertise in the Power sector, KPTL has ventured
into renewable power generation by setting up Biomass plant
(using agricultural waste and crop residues as inputs) in
the Ganganagar district of Rajasthan in 2003, having set up
the Padampur power plant.
It was followed up with another facility set up in Tonk
District of Rajasthan in 2006. Both plants having a capacity
of 7 MW were set up at an investment of approx.
 700
Million (USD 15.5 mn) with state of art equipments.
The plants use biomass (mainly mustard
crop residue and cotton sticks) and have established a
logistics infrastructure to collect over 200,000 MTs of such
inputs every year.
KPTL has also put up 4 wind mills totaling 1300 kw in the
state of Gujarat which supply power to its manufacturing
plants in a cost effective way.
MILESTONE’S
Kalpataru Power is one of the top companies around the globe
to get registered with UNFCCC in 2005 and has benefitted
from CERs (Certified Emission Reduction) generated from its
Ganganagar plant.
The second biomass plant at Tonk, achieved Gold Standard
Certification in 2009. It is the only premium quality
standard for carbon emission reduction projects with added
sustainable development benefits and guaranteed
environmental integrity. The Gold Standard label
distinguishes projects and emissions under the Clean
Development Mechanism, joint implementation, and voluntary
offset markets.
KEY- DIFFERENTIATOR’S
Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and Power Wheeling Agreement
have been signed with Rajasthan Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (RVPN)
and major distribution companies of the major cities of
Jaipur,
Jodhpur
and Ajmer based on the Rajasthan State policy of
non-conventional energy sources. Third party sale to large
industrial customer is also permitted as per existing policy
and regulatory guidelines. The plant sold approx. 100
million units / kwh in 2009-10 to the Rajasthan grid.
Besides being environment friendly, the project is
contributing to the prosperity and sustainable development
of the region; generating local employment opportunities
with more than 450 persons getting direct employment at both
these plants.
BIOMASS POWER PLANT
  
Biomass Power Plant at Padampur, Ganganagar District. |
