Presentations

Synopsis:  Elec. Energy being used in the Agricultural Sector given and shown that an average farmer is using about 3 Kw of power per Hector (more than one HP per acre).  The reasons for such choice were discussed.  Suggested to replace all high Head pump sets with low Headsets to suit the site condition.  This is financially viable and saves 70 % of power and energy, but wastes as scrap of all the replaced sets.  An alternate suggestion is to Trim the pump impeller of the Negative Suction pumps to reduce the Head to suit the Site condition at a small cost.  Trimming alone could save about 30 % of power and energy.

Synopsis:  Written for “India To-Day” on similar to Electrical Energy use in Agriculture.  Gives the national statistics and also the distribution of land holdings and the energy requirements.

Synopsis:  Discusses the practices followed by all the Electricity Boards in the country regarding the energy consumed in AS. Give details regarding energy consumption in AS and the subsidies drawn by the Boards.

Synopsis:   The Govt. and the EB said that the agricultural sector consuming 49 % of salable energy and the farmers are responsible for the State’s power problem.  This analyses the consumption of energy and proves that it is much less than accused off.  Gives the required figures and analysis to show that the T&D losses cannot be lower than 29 % and theft about 16 %.  The Energy Audit has nearly proved the point and EB had accepted the fact the T&D loss is 29 % and theft about 4 % but not 18 and 0 % respectively of distributed energy as claimed earlier.  Also proved the wrong method adopted by EB for estimation of energy consumption in agriculture.

Synopsis:  Established the reason, why the agricultural sector consumes more energy than required.  The main reason being the choice of a very high Head pump suggested a solution to reduce the Head developing capability to suit the Site condition.  The method is called Trimming of impeller.  Demonstrated about 12 % trimming can reduce the power and energy consumption by 25 % and maintain near about the same flow or better.  (Published in “The Business Line” 1997)

Synopsis:   Gives the present Tariff and the amounts of subsidy paid by the Govt. to EB. The energy consumption and wastage is more in the agricultural sector of Andhra Pradesh.  As there is no incentive in the present Tariff structure the farmer does not even to improve efficiency of operation.  The article suggests to provide the incentive in the form of cash deposited in the bank in the farmers  & EB name.  Govt. fixes a reasonable energy for each HP and for the excess he has to pay higher rate of tariff.  EB draws the actual cost from the bank for all the units consumed.  All the money that is left in the bank account at the end of the year be drawn by the farmer as an incentive.

Synopsis:   The wind energy is a renewable source but the present phase of development in India is not conducive to its implementation in a large scale. Develop the technology indigenously at any cost, and then only start using it commercially.

Synopsis:   Gives the required parameters for the farmers to choose the flow, size and no. of stages required. Also gives the water requirements for paddy, sugarcane, fruit gardens and vegetable fields.

Synopsis:   The Report of High Level Committee appointed by Andhra Pradesh Govt. to prepare guidelines on Restructuring of Power Sector and Power Tariff.  The committee had made recommendations to adopt HVDS in AP.  The paper proves that HVDS is inefficient and not economical for distribution of power in the agricultural sector of AP.

Synopsis:  Gives the energy sale pattern and the revenue received by EB for the years 1996–’98. Estimates the total cost of pooled energy and cost at different voltage levels.  Establishes the actual T&D and commercial losses.  With liberal estimates on efficiency, the energy consumption in the agricultural sector is only 58 % of  EB reported value.  Concludes that EB makes efforts to reduce the excess T&D loss and commercial loss by 10 % every year the quantum of subsidy to be paid reduces substantially.

Synopsis:     State Govt. do encourage the farmers in India to use ground water resource for irrigation by charging them very low tariff.  The State supplements the revenue of the Boards to the extent of the energy consumed in the sector.  EBs took advantage of this and eliminated the energy meters for the services in the sector.  EB takes advantage of this and estimate the energy consumed in the sector as very high.  In this article the author analyses the conditions in all the states and also give the estimates based on energy audit conducted by APSEB and his own estimates.  Gives the State wise comments on the extent of fudging the data.

Synopsis:  APSEB in the past formulated Rules governing the conditions to supply power in the agricultural sector of the State.  The Rules fixes the minimum efficiency of operation of the set.  The performance is lower than 30 % EB envisages imposing  financial penalties.  Average observed efficiency is only 22 %.  Rules also indicates the amount of water required for paddy cultivation and the energy required to lift this water.  The paper estimates the energy required using 23 % efficiency and cultivating on an average two paddy crops per year.  Energy estimated is much less than the energy consumption reported by EB.  The paper concludes that energy consumed in the sector can be given free to the farmer and the Govt. may subsidize EB for the total cost.  The quantum of subsidy to e paid to EB will be less than the present payment.

Synopsis:   Gives the present Tariff and the amounts of subsidy paid by the Govt. to EB. The energy consumption and wastage is more in the agricultural sector of Andhra Pradesh.  As there is no incentive in the present Tariff structure the farmer does not even to improve efficiency of operation.  The article suggests to provide the incentive in the form of cash deposited in the bank in the farmers  & EB name.  Govt. fixes a reasonable energy for each HP and for the excess he has to pay higher rate of tariff.  EB draws the actual cost from the bank for all the units consumed.  All the money that is left in the bank account at the end of the year be drawn by the farmer as an incentive.