Biomass Gasification based Power Generation

Name of Project “Biomass Gasification based Power Generation by Beach Minerals Company Private Limited” at Kuttam Village, Radhapuram Taluka of Tirunelveli District, Tamilnadu by M/s Beach Minerals Company Private Limited(BMCPL)

Location of the Project (Village / District / State) Kuttam Village, Radhapuram Taluka of Tirunelveli District, Tamilnadu.

Brief Description of the Project Beach Minerals Company Private Limited (BMCPL) established a 1.44 MW biomass gasification power project located in Kuttam, Tirunelveli district, Tamilnadu. BMCPL is the first high capacity biomass gasification based captive power project in India. Prosopis Juliflora is the major fuel for this project activity which is available abundant in this region. The biomass supplied to the two numbers of gasifier with a capacity of 900 kg/hr .The producer gas generated in the gasifier is then supplied to the six numbers of 240 kW producer gas engine. The generated electricity is supplied to BMCPL’s in house consumption.

Estimate of GHG abatement in tCO2 eq. 38076

Host Country Approval Status Approved

Project Owner / Proponent Beach Minerals Company Private Limited (BMCPL), 32-2 Halls Road, Egmore, BMC House, Chennai-600 008, Tamil Nadu Contact Person: Mr. M.N. Venkatasubramanian, Project Head-Titanium

Baseline Methodology AMS I.D (Grid Connected Renewable Electricity Generation) Version12.

Project Start date 19.1.2006

Project completion date 1.10.2006