Plant commenced its operations on National Energy Conservation Day, ie, December 14, 2020
National: TP Renewable Microgrid (TPRMG), a wholly subsidiary of Tata Power, today announced that it had inaugurated its first 5kW bio-gas generating plant at Kamalpura (Basaitha) village in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. The plant commenced operations on National Energy Conservation Day, ie, December 14, 2020.
TPRMG constructed the plant in association with Grassroots Energy. The plant consumes cow dung which is procured from nearby villages and then it is processed through a bio-digester to generate methane gas. This gas is then used to drive a specially designed 5kW generator to generate electricity which is fed to the adjoining 30kW microgrid generating station. It is interesting to note that the residue of the bio-gas plant is processed to create organic manure for farmers.
Speaking on the occasion, Praveer Sinha, CEO and MD, Tata Power, said, “It is a proud moment for us, we are constructively moving ahead with our agenda to be the foremost renewable energy company of India and continue to support the nation to achieve its green energy goals. We would like to congratulate our team for completing this project in a record time and be able to commence the operation of this plant on National Energy Conservation Day.”
“It’s a major achievement for us. We are proud to collaborate with Grassroots Energy for our first bio-gas plant. With this low-cost energy-efficient technology to produce purified biogas in a cost-effective manner, we will address diverse market segments currently using conventional energy sources. We shall enable them to switch to low-cost bio-gas-powered electricity without lowering their performance,” said Manoj Gupta, CEO, TP Renewable Microgrid.
The bio-gas plant was inaugurated in the presence the village pradhan, the landowner, the Grassroots Energy team and TPRMG team.
TPRMG’s focus now lies on developing and commissioning its bio CNG plant in a rural part of India.
