Hak Se Mill Biomass Gasification Project

Hak Se Mill Biomass Gasification Project

Renewable energy is now the priority of all major developing countries in the world. And, it is not necessary to just initiate solar/wind/tidal or nuclear projects, some also look at other sources. One such country is Cambodia which has started the Hak Se Mill Biomass Gasification Project.

Located in rural Cambodia, the plant works in a way such that rice husks woud be converted into biogas to power two GE Waukesha engines.  About 1.5 MW of electricity will be generated in total; part of the power will support the rice mill’s operations while surplus electricity will be sold to the local grid.

“This US$10 million project should encourage further private sector investments in renewables and more affordable power resources toaid economic growth” (KPMC).

“By recycling rice mill waste into biogas to support the local grid, the SOMA Group project is supporting Cambodia‘s Rural Electrification Program that seeks to supply electricity to every village by 2020 and to connect 70 per cent of the country’s households to the grid by 2030.

Currently, only 50 per cent of rural villages have access to electricity with demands for power growing at 25 per cent a year” (Decentralized-energy).