Tonk Mustard Crop Residues

Description: A biomass plant in Tonk that uses the residues from mustard cultivation to generate electricity. Several thousand farmers supply the plant with the solid biofuel at collection centers set up in the supply area. Farmers used to burn the residues, since they could not use it.

Project Type: Biomass Combustion Location: Khatoli Village, Tonk District, Rajasthan, India Quantity: 35,000 tonnes CO2e per year Accounting period: 2008 to 2014 Operator: Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited 101, Kalpataru synergy Opp. Grand Hyatt Santacruz (E) Mumbai 400 055 Certification: Clean Development Mechanism Supported by: Atmosfair (Germany) Entry created: 18th May 2008 Last updated: 18th May 2008

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