Keshav Srushti, Bhayandar
19.44933, 78.10352
Biogas Cooking Grid
1 canteen, feeds 600 people daily
Commissioned: October 2015
The biogas plant built at the Keshav Srushti Goshala in Bhayandar, Thane provides around 40-50 cubic meters of biogas daily to cook breakfast and lunch for 600 students at their schools’ canteen. The plant, located roughly 750 meters from the school canteen, is connected via pipeline. The biogas plant has significantly reduced spending on LPG as it has been saving 2 commercial LPG cylinders per day for the organization since 2015.
Economic Aspects
- Payback in 3 to 4 years
- Working model proven over a period of more than 5 years
- Slurry usage adds to viability
- Continuous usage and appropriate maintenance make such plants financially attractive
Key Technical Aspects
- Simplified dung handling process
- Pressure regulating system
- Scrubbing system
- Cooking experience similar to LPG
- Usage metering
Solution:
The water source identified was a well near Dhamandari village. Since the well is very near to a dam, the water level does not go down drastically. The villagers in Dhamandari were cooperative and were okay with water being drawn for Vasantwadi. They were confident that even with water being drawn for two villages, the well will not dry in Summer. With this installation, there will be a measurable difference in the life of the Vasantwadi people. The value that easy access to a resource like water can create is beyond imagination.
Pipeline Distribution
Technical Specifications:
Cooking on biogas burner
- Biogas Plant - Digester covered with balloon
- Capacity - 80 m³
- Feed - 2 ton of cattle manure
- Distribution Line - 750 m
- Use - Cooking at hostel canteen, replacing LPG to some extent