| Addressing a press conference, S Durairaju, president of SBEL Power consultancy limited, said that the consultancy has developed a technology which is most suited for tropical conditions through bio-methanation process that can generate power from poultry waste. |
| "The untreated poultry droppings can cause green house gas emissions, obnoxious gas odours, ground water pollution, health hazards and spread of disease-causing pathogens. If pooled together, the daily droppings have the potential to generate 36 mw of power on a daily basis. The bio-gas can also be used as fuel in petrol and diesel engine motorcycles and in other automobiles," he said. |
| According to Durairaju, the size of the poultry industry in India was around 12 crore birds and it was growing at between 15 and 20 per cent annually, of which Andhra Pradesh alone accounts for five crore birds. |
| The total poultry waste in India is estimated to be around 9,000 tonnes per day out of which Andhra Pradesh's share is 4,800 tonnes per day. The remaining is contributed by Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Haryana, Karnataka and Gujarat . |
| He said that the poultry droppings, when unaerobically treated, can produce high grade organic manure as a by-product. |
| "The manure, when used in cultivation, gives high quality crop without any chemical flavour and also enriches the soil besides retaining the moisture levels. The technology has been approved by the Ministry of Conventional Energy, Government of India. The ministry has also sanctioned a demonstration plant at Tiruchengode in Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs 6 crore which can produce 2.5mw of power," Durairaju said. |
| "Each bio-gas power plant has a life span of 35 to 40 years. For every unit of power produced, a profit of Rs 2.50 paise can be earned," he added. |
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