TOWARDS AN ENERGY-SELF SUFFICIENT VILLAGE:
ENERGY SURVEY, VILLAGE SULGAON
Information collected from the survey.
 Sources of energy of the family and the village: production, purchase and
collection.
 Consumption and use of energy of the families and the village.
 Unutilised energy available in the village .(Surplus).
Total no of families in the village: 320
No. of families involved in the survey: 146
Name of the area in the village where the survey was conducted: Purana Sulgaon.
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DETAILS OF THE VILLAGE:
Village: Sulgaon
Tehsil: Maheshwar
District: Khargone ( M.P.)
Total families in the village: 320 (landowners 240)
(landless 80)
Primary occupations : -Farming
-Labour(farming, collecting sand from the riverbed)
-Fishing
-Small industries
Main crops:
Kharif
Cotton
Sugarcane
Soyabean
Rabi
Wheat
Gram
Tuar
Total irrigated land
:
95%
Non-irrigated land
:
5%
Sources of irrigation - River :
- Well :
70%
30%
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SOURCES OF ENERGY PRODUCTION IN THE VILLAGE
( HOW MUCH & FROM WHICH SOURCE).
In 1 year.
Sources of Energy
Cow Dung
Kathi
Wood
Kerosene
Electricity
Petrol
Diesel
Total Quantity
24,437 Quintals
12,262 Quintals
800
52,260
20,38,820
16,790
21,900
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Quintals
Litres
Units
Litres
Litres
I.
Total
families
146
Production, Use and Surplus of Cowdung in a year
(in quintals).
No. of
members
1296
No. of
animals
885
Collection
in the house
22612
Forest
collection
1825
Total
collection
24437
 Average production:Approximately 7 kilos per animal per day.
Total gobar
gas plants
32
Total Consumption (In quintals)
through gobar
through
Total cowdung
gas
cowdung cakes
1752
5401
7153
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Surplus
(In quintals)
17284
II.
Yearly Production, Consumption & Surplus of Cotton & Tuar- Kathi
(Crop Residue).
( In quintals)
Total
families
Total cultivable
land (acres)
Production of
Kathi
Consumption
of Kathi
Balance Kathi
146
764
12262
4732
7530
 Kathi production 18 quintals per acre.
III.
Yearly Collection, Consumption and Saving of Wood
( in quintals).
River-Forest collection
Consumption
Surplus
800
800
0
IV.
Collection, Consumption and Savings of Energy in the Village
( in tons)
Energy sources
Collection
Consumption
Surplus
Cowdung
2443.7
715.3
1728.4
Kathi
1226.2
473.1
753.0
Wood
80.0
80.0
0.0
Waste
400.0
0.0
400.0
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Uses of Energy in the village.
A. Consumption of Electricity : By Households
Total No. of
Families
146
Bulb
25W
40W
60W
100W
Total
85
135
90
35
345
Fan
Tubelight
Total
Units
222
109
12,70,20
B. Consumption of Electricity : By Irrigation Pumps.
Total
Pumps
3
(HP)
5
(HP)
7.5
(HP)
10
(HP)
12.5
(HP)
15
(HP)
20
(HP)
Total
HP
Total
Units*
96
30
21
11
17
11
5
1
708
18,78,600
* 8946 units are consumed every day.
The pumps are used for an approximate of 210 days.
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C. Yearly Consumption of Electricity and Liquid Fuels : By implements used in
Small Scale Industries
Number
Diesel
(litre)
Petrol
(litre)
Electricity
(units)
Motorcycle
46
Tractor
6
Wheat
Grinding
Mill
Jaggery
Producing
Factory
Cooking
1
13140
2
20000
Total Use
Kerosene
(litres)
16790
21900
146
52561
21900
16790
33140
52561
* The jaggery producing factory is in operation for an approximate of a 100 days in a
year.
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YEARLY CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY IN THE VILLAGE
Total Families : 146
Total Members : 1296
For Food and Water
Cowdung
(quintals)
Cowdung
Cakes :
5401
Gobar Gas
: 1752

Kathi
(quin
-tals)
4731
Wood
(quintals)
800
Kerosene
(litres)
52561
Electricity
Consumption in
the Household
Total
implements
Bulb : 345
Fan : 222
Tube-light :
109
HP= HorsePower.
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Total
Consumption
127020
Electricity
Consumption in
Irrigation
Total
Pumps
Total
HP
Total
Units
96
708
1878660
Small
Scale
Industries
33140
POSSIBILITIES OF ENERGY AND ELECTRICITY CONSERVATION
Conservation of Energy in Irrigation
Present consumption of electricity in irrigation :
18,78,600 units.
1. If metering is done . . . . . .. . .
After conservation utilisation of electricity will be. . . . .
20% saving
15,28,800 units.
2. If the efficiency of the pumps and pipes is improved upon ...
Electricity Consumption will become . . . . . . . . .
20% saving
12,02,300 units.
3. If there is better use of water through better farming practices.. 15% saving
(Better crop rotation and growth of manure crops to consolidate the soil)
Electricity Consumption will become . . . . . . . .
10,22,000 units.
Production of Electricity from Kathi (Tuar-Cotton Crop residue)




Present conservation of Kathi
753 tons
Electricity generation from this
753/1.2 = 6,27,500 units
If the entire village uses cowdung for cooking, 12262 tons of kathi would be
available, electricity generation will be 12262/1.2=10,21,800 units.
52,261 litres of kerosene will be conserved.
Conservation in Energy Consumption in Households
Conservation of 15% would be achieved with the use of Tubes and CFL.
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DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY
Total consumption of electricity : 20,38,820 units.
Household
Small Scale Industries
Farm Pumps
Total Consumption
20,38,820
-
Unit
1,27,020
33,140
18,78,660
Percentage (%)
6.23
1.62
92.14
Total Possible Conservation
8,75,653*
=
Total Needs
11,63,167 units.
* Possible saving of 856600 units from farm pumps.
Possible saving of 19053 units through household conservation.

Possible electricity generation from Kathi 1021800 units.
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INFERENCES AND INSIGHTS

?
Only 29% of the available cowdung is used. The entire village can cook with the balance
71%.
What would the distribution or sale process of excess gobar gas to non gobar gas
owners be
- Flat Rate ?
- Hours Used?

All the kathi can be used to generate 1021800 units electricity.
?
Labourers are given kathi free of cost today, how would use of Kathi for electricity
production affect them?

400 tons of waste can also be brought into use for electricity generation.
- Cowdung and waste can be converted into natural fertilizer. this is also an important nonelectricity usage.

Electricity will be conserved through metering of irrigation pump system by 20%,
through pump improvement by 20% and through reduced irrigation with better farming
practices by 15%.
Thus 856600 units of electricity conservation would be possible.
It is clear that Sulgaon can be self-sufficient with reference to electricity.
*Possible Self- Sufficiency : Some Suggestions

Apart from electricity, several important sources of energy like kathi, gobar, wood are
available in large quantities in Sulgaon. It is clear that electricity is not the only source
of energy.

Conservation of energy and alternate generation in Sulgaon would save 40 lakh units
now coming in from the state grid.
There are three other sources of energy generation in Sulgaon.
1. The river at Sulgaon falls from a height of 45 feet before joining the Narmada which has
water till December. This can be used to generate electricity for six months. Stop dams on
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the upstream would improve the command area and the river could be kept alive the year
round.
2. There is an approximate of 200 acres of government grazing land in Sulgaon. This can be
used to make 2000 tons of biogas and to generate ½ MW electricity.
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