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Crop Residue as Sustainable Energy Option: Case of Amritsar District, Punjab, India

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Published date01 March 2024
DOIhttp://doi.org/10.1177/00195561231204907
AuthorRitu Raj Kaur,Ashwani Luthra
Date01 March 2024
Crop Residue as
Sustainable Energy
Option: Case of
Amritsar District,
Punjab, India
Ritu Raj Kaur1 and Ashwani Luthra1
Abstract
Historically, biomass energy is the oldest form of energy, for domestic purposes.
Amongst biomass, crop-residue resources are abundant, especially in agriculture-
dominated areas. Worldwide, of the total renewable energy potential, one-
fourth of total renewable energy is being produced by biomass and waste. Within
biomass, co-generation plants using process-based agricultural wastes are used
for power generation. However, a major proportion of crop residues, that is,
non-processed residues, are burnt in the open fields themselves, resulting in air
pollution, greenhouse gases and climate change, deterioration of soil health due
to loss of nutrients, moisture, etc. The present article assesses crop-residue gen-
eration, utilisation, and surplus-availability for energy generation in Amritsar dis-
trict. Amritsar district is the second most populated among 22 districts of Punjab
state. Agriculture is the main economic activity in the district, covering 82.2%
of its geographical area. It has been estimated that a total of 2.5 million tonnes
of crop residues are being generated annually within the Amritsar district. Out of
the total residues, almost two-thirds of residues remain unutilised. The residues
are being burnt, resulting in deteriorating air-quality, which could be used as a
sustainable renewable energy source. The total surplus residue has the potential
for 721 MW of power generation.
Keywords
Crop-residue resources, biomass to power, renewable energy, power generation
Article
Indian Journal of Public
Administration
70(1) 158–172, 2024
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1 Guru Ramdas School of Planning, GNDU, Amritsar, Punjab, India
Corresponding author:
Ritu Raj Kaur, Guru Ramdas School of Planning, GNDU, Amritsar, Punjab 143005, India.
E-mail: rituraj.plan@gndu.ac.in

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