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Waste-to-energy plants fuelling Haryana’s fight against stubble burning -Neeraj Mohan

-Hindustan Times

Haryana currently has 10 power projects that use paddy straw to generate around 84MW electricity. Besides, there are two paddy straw-based biomass power projects in Kurukshetra and Kaithal, owned by Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA), that consume 3.5 lakh MT of crop waste and generate 15 MW electricity each.

Karnal: With around 35 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of paddy crop residue generated every year, Haryana faces a mammoth task to dissuade its farmers from stubble burning. But the waste-to-energy plants that have come up in the recent years are proving to be a boon for the state.

These plants turn crop residue into biofuels, such as bio-ethanol and compressed biogas, or electricity, and offer a sustainable alternative to stubble burning.

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The main draw for farmers here is that they can generate additional income by selling crop residue to these industries that are willing to pay large amounts for these.

Ram Kumar, a farmer from Rewar Jagir of Kaithal district, who started selling crop waste to power plants and cardboard factories in 2011, reveals how he has been making profits over the years. “In 2018, I had set up a custom hiring centre (CHC) and purchased straw balers on 80% subsidy. Now, I have 12 tractors and several straw balers, besides 100 employees at the centre. Every year, I sell crop waste from around 800 acres to power plants and paper mills. Last year, I earned a profit of around 40 lakh.”

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