PPT Slide
Case : R K Powergen, Karnataka: heavily guarded project. Under certification. 20 mw project.
- Evidence of wood being used in biomass project;
- Widespread allegation of illegal timber felling – contractors paid to bring raw material (remember cost of legal raw wood too expensive if transportation costs added).
- Local communities angry. Say they do not benefit. No jobs. Firewood difficult to get. Water depletion. Power sold to grid. They get nothing.
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