Bilgaon MicroHydel Project

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Bilgaon Micro-Hydel Project
AID Austin Project Proposal By Gagan Bhalla
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Bilgaon Micro-Hydel Project

• Summary Info
• Located in Bilgaon, Maharashtra.
• Purpose
• - Provide electricity to two tribal villages
  (Bilgaon Maal)
• - Tribal belt of Narmada valley above
  submergence area.
• Main Benefits
• - 191 unelectrified adivasi households in
  Bilgaon.
• - 1 Ashramshala (residential school) holding
  300 students.
• - Can be extended to Maal village having 160
  households.
• Added Benefits
• - Employment (10 jobs).
• - Community controlled grinding units.
• - Easier access to drinking water for
  womenfolk.

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Bilgaon Micro-Hydel Project

• Power Project Sizing
• Power Projects classification
• Small (1-10 MW)
• Mini (100kw-1MW)
• Micro (lt100kw)
• Micro-hydel in India
• Estimated potential 15,000 MW. Only 240 MW
  utilized.
• Ideal for hilly areas. Less cost/environmental
  damage.
• Bilgaon Simultaneous Max estimate 13MW. Designed
  for 15MW

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Bilgaon Micro-Hydel Project

• Project Players
• Peoples School of Energy. Experienced in this
  work.
• Funding largely AID based.
• Ashramshala. Rs.50,000 100,000.
• Maharashtra Govt. Alternate Energy Dept.
  Unlikely.
• Bijli Samithi General Council represents
  households.
• Village Elders committee. Any divisions etc?
• Project Implementation Agency (PIA).

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Bilgaon Micro-Hydel Project

• AID Chapters
• Approximate Total Budget Outlay 19,000.
• Already approved
• AID MD (3500)
• AID Ann Arbor (2500)
• Ann Arbor may increase by 1000
• AID Austin proposal for 4000-5000

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Bilgaon Micro-Hydel Project

• Estimated Project Cost (Rs)
• Weir intake -gt 75,000
• Channel forebay -gt 35,000
• Anchor blocks -gt 10,000
• Power house -gt 15,000
• Penstock -gt 2,00,000
• Turbine -gt 55,000
• Generator -gt 50,000
• Control -gt 45,000
• Design supervision -gt 15,000
• Distribution (approx.) -gt 2,00,000
• Overheads -gt 25,000
• Total -gt 7,25,000
• Extension to Maal -gt 2,00,000
• Grand Total -gt 9,25,000 (Approx 19,000)

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Bilgaon Micro-Hydel Project

• Current Status of Project Work
• Bilgaon meeting held on Mar 21.
• Work begunTurbine Control Panel (2mo)
• Procuring Generator in Bangalore.
• Shram Daan
• Starts 2nd week of April.
• 1.5 months X 40 people. All households.
• Notably, shraam daan would save Rs. 60,000
  _at_minimum wage (approx 1250)

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Bilgaon Micro-Hydel Project

• Perspectives
• Mature Players in PIA and PSE.
• Already on. 2 chapter already approved.
• Innovative and best suited initiative.
• AID learning and evolution
• From pedal power to lighting first full village.
• Very solid and exciting achievement..

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Bilgaon Micro-Hydel Project

• Austin, we have a go