wellbeing, environmental stewardship andimproving ruralinfrastructure. involvement inlocalizedprojects andcommunityprograms whichcentres oneducation,healthand carbon offsets andincreasing theincomesoflocalfarmers.Thecompanymaintains acontinuous The project hasasignificantpositiveimpactonboth thelocalcommunityandenvironment from Reductions (CERs),Voluntary EmissionReductions(VERs)andRenewableEnergy Certificates(RECs). grid. TheGreenko Group isalsoapartoftheCDMprocess andgeneratessellsCertifiedEmission supply intermediariestogenerateandsaleelectricityatpre-announced tariffs toregional electricity in June2005andbuyslow-costagro-waste from localfarmingvillagesusinglarge numberofbiomass The Greenko’s 7.5MWRavikiranPowerprojectstate, Indiawascommissioned inMarlanhalli, two biomassplantsanda50%interest inathird, includingRavikiranPowerproject. owned energy utilitiesaswellprivateclients.Inthefinancialyear2006–2007,businessacquired funds andbalancinggreenfield andselectiveacquisitionstogeneratesellelectricity tothestate- the carbonmarket,raisingfinancesfrom capitalmarkets,financialinstitutionsand sovereign wealth strategies through technologically andgeographically-balancedportfolio,clusterapproach, leveraging and processes. Greenko Group hasbuiltaportfolioofcleanenergy projects withriskmanagement ducer utilizingnewapproaches tocleanpower, usingproven, technologically-advancedsystems Greenko Group, aenvironmentally-driven privateIndiancompany, isanindependentpowerpro- Executive summary Krishna C.Rao,BinuParthanandKamaleshDoshi grid (Greenko, , ) Power fromagro-wasteforthe CASE CASE: POWERFROMAGRO-WASTE FORTHEGRID Copyright Material Major partners: Scale ofbusinesses: organization: Status of Organization type: Value offer: Waste inputtype: Location: Supporting caseforBusinessModel6 – Provided by Impax AssetManagement Management, AloePrivateEquity, Investors, likee.g.Blackrock Investment Medium but wasacquired byGreenko in2007 Ravikiran project operationalsince2005 Greenko incorporatedin2006and Private Power Agro-waste India Marlanhalli, Koppal,Karnataka, Taylor & Francis

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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (AS OF 2014) Land use: NA Water 50 m3/hr requirement: Capital USD 6 million investment: Labor: 9 full-time employees O&M cost: USD 2 million/year (including fuel costs) Output: 46 Gigawatt hours (GWh) net electricity generation at 7.5 Megawatt (MW) output level

Potential Nine jobs, 37,468 tCO2eq/year carbon mitigation by avoiding of waste build-up and social and/or anaerobic conditions for agro-residues. Jobs created also for biomass collection and environmental transport, an income generation for the local population by sale of agro-residues, impact: significant indirect investment in the region by way of roads schools and civic amenities Financial Payback 4.7 years Post-tax IRR: 16% Gross 28% viability period: margin: indicators:

Context and background Greenko Group was formally incorporated in 2006, founded by Anil Chalamalasetty and Mahesh Kolli, listed on the LSE and raised with a start-up capital through an initial public offering. The main operations of the group are based in India, predominantly in the central and southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and, more recently, Chhattisgarh. The group was formed as a vehicle to take advantage of the opportunities for consolidation of the Indian renewable energy market and operate in the two markets of renewable energy supply and CER units provision. Seven of Greenko’s projects generate electricity from agro-residues. The company has 289 MW of clean energy capacity from hydro, wind, gas and biomass energy. The company also has a number of projects under development and acquisition and plans to reach 1000 MW capacity in 2015 and 3 GW by 2018. In 2013, Greenko had 309 MW of power generation capacity with 51 MW being commissioned, 446 MW under construction and 1,529 MW of projects under active development.

Ravikiran Power is a 7.5 MW biomass project located at Devinagar Camp, Kampli Road, Gangavathi Taluk of Koppal District, Karnataka. The Ravikiran Power project’s location was selected after surveys which indicated adequate availability of the agro-residue, primarily rice husk used by the project as well as proximity to an electrical sub-station for selling the energy generated. Koppal, Raichur and , which is also called rice bowl of Karnataka along the river Tungabhadra. The project buys 157 tons of agro-residues from local farming villages through a large number of biomass supply intermediaries and uses to assure regular supply at competitive process, providing an income-generating opportunity and a waste management solution. The project also provides employment to local villagers. The project uses rice husk, groundnut shell and bagasse as the major fuel and has a travelling grate, multi-fuel fired boiler. The electricity is sold to Gulburga Electricity Supply Company (GESCOM), which is a state-run regional electricity distribution company.

ENERGY RECOVERY FROM ORGANIC WASTE ENERGY RECOVERY Ravikiran Power Projects Ltd, the subsidiary of Greenko Group, had entered into a PPA with Gulbarga Electricity Supply Co Ltd (GESCOM) for a period of 20 years, but the PPA was mutually terminated for the year ended March 31, 2013. The company is in discussions with various industrial and commercial customers in the state of Karnataka for the offtake of power generated by Ravikiran Power. No sales of power were made in relation to Ravikiran Power for the year ended March 31, 2014. SECTION II: Copyright Material – Provided by Taylor & Francis

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Market environment The main offtaker of the electricity is the state utility. However, it is possible to sell the power directly to other 1 MW electricity consumers using the state’s grid network as per the Electricity Act 2003. Such a third-party sale is a financially more attractive proposition due to the economies being driven by avoided cost of electricity supply, albeit it is slightly riskier in realization.

As a result of economic growth, the energy consumption in the country and state are increasing and the market for electricity is growing. The share of the market for the project at the regional level, the market share, is 0.02%. The total potential of biomass power in the state of Karnataka is 1,500 MW for cogeneration using sugarcane bagasse in addition to 1,000 MW from agro-residues. The state of Karnataka is linked to the southern regional electricity grid, which has power and energy deficits and the energy distribution utilities have to resort to cyclical load shedding.

CERs are a type of emissions unit (or carbon credits) issued by the CDM Executive Board for emission reductions achieved by CDM projects and verified by a Designated Operational Entity (DOE) under the rules of the Kyoto Protocol. Methodologies are required to establish a project’s emissions baseline, or expected emissions without the project, and to monitor the actual on-going emissions once a project is implemented. The difference between the baseline and actual emissions determines what a project is eligible to earn in the form of credits. One CER equates to an emission reduction of one ton of CO2 equivalent. Holders of CERs are entitled to use them to offset their own carbon emissions as one way of achieving their Kyoto or European Union emission reduction target. In August 2008, prices for CERS were USD 20 a ton. By September 2012, prices for CERS had collapsed to below USD 5.

The emergence of a secondary market for VERs outside the Kyoto Protocol is driven by corporations and individuals looking to reduce voluntarily their carbon footprint. VERs arise from projects awaiting CDM clearance, special situations (e.g. carbon capture and storage) or smaller projects.

Macro-economic environment Electricity demand in India is likely to reach 155 GW by 2016–17 and 217 GW by 2021–22 whereas peak demand will reach 202 GW and 295 GW over the same period, respectively. At the national level, India faces an energy shortage of 10.6% and a peak power shortage of 15 GW.

Renewable energy in India comes under the purview of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. In order to address the lack of adequate electricity availability to all the people in the country by the platinum jubilee (2022) year of India’s independence, the Government of India has launched a scheme called ‘Power for All’. This scheme will ensure that there is 24/7 continuous electricity supply provided to all households, industries and commercial establishments by creating and improving necessary infrastructure. A tenfold increase in solar installation rates to 100 GW by 2022, trebling to 60 GW of new wind farms, 10 GW of biomass and 5 GW of small-scale run-of-river hydro has been targeted. In addition, India’s private sector has set targets to increase its use of clean energy as a part of global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a bid to give a push to clean energy projects in the country.

The country and the state have policies, fiscal and financial incentives to encourage independent FROM ORGANIC WASTE ENERGY RECOVERY power producers, especially those that are using renewable fuels such as agro-residues. The Government of India has provided tax incentives to renewable energy generators in the form of 10-year tax holidays from the usual rate of corporation tax, accelerated tax depreciation of assets and other fiscal incentives. In addition, the government has decided to waive transmission charges for electricity

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a tariff structure, which provides base income under long-term PPAs, typically with terms of between 15–20 years. Generation SEBs and state-owned schemes are still the dominant suppliers of energy but independent power producers and captive plants (owned by the end user) have grown significantly since liberalization of the industry began.

Business model Ravikiran Power has two key value propositions – generation of environment-friendly electricity from crop residues and sales of carbon offset generated by the project (Figure 69). Ravikiran Power project sells the power directly to a state-run electricity distribution company. The project has the potential to have another revenue source through sales of fly ash to brick industry.

FIGURE 69. RAVIKIRAN POWER PROJECT BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS

KEY KEY VALUE CUSTOMER CUSTOMER PARTNERS ACTIVITIES PROPOSITIONS RELATIONSHIPS SEGMENTS

ƒ Farmers and ƒ Obtaining crop ƒ Environment- ƒ Direct interaction ƒ GESCOM agro-waste residues friendly energy with the dealers security for electricity ƒ Carbon trading ƒ Electricity rural Karnataka distribution companies ƒ Group of generation state from crop company shareholders/ residues investors ƒ Sale of electricity ƒ CER sales ƒ Carbon emission reductions

KEY CHANNELS RESOURCES ƒ Direct supply ƒ Rice husk/ of electricity to agro-waste the distribution company ƒ Local skilled staff ƒ Direct ƒ Land relationship ƒ Investment with carbon Market agents

COST STRUCTURE REVENUE STREAMS

ƒ Investment cost (land, building, machines) ƒ Sale of electricity

ƒ Operational cost (input cost, labor, maintenance cost) ƒ Sale of CERs

ƒ Debt and equity payments

SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS

ƒ Laborers’ health and safety risk if no proper safety ƒ Improved quality and reliability of electricity measures are present in the electricity generation unit results in increased income/productivity opportunities (economic development) ƒ Fly ash generated from the process can pose environment risks ƒ Provides employment and create livelihood ENERGY RECOVERY FROM ORGANIC WASTE ENERGY RECOVERY ƒ Reduction is greenhouse gas emissions SECTION II: power beinggiven inmostpotentialstates.To facilitate thedevelopmentofrenewable energy sources accelerated depreciation, concessionaldutiesandrelief from taxes,apartfrom preferential tariff forgrid the sector, fiscalandfinancialincentives havebeenprovided that includecapital/interest subsidy, development anddeployment ofbiomass-basedpowergeneration.To encourageinvestmentin The MinistryofNewandRenewable Energy hasimplementeda wide rangeofprograms forthe power plant.However, KSPCBenvironmental policydoescoverfly ash,whichtheplantgenerates. battery waste,e-wasteandplasticsdoesnotcoveragro-residues thatare thewasteinputto environmental StatePollutionControl agency–Karnataka Board (KSPCB)covershazardous waste, are noregulatory issuesrelating tothesourcing oftheagro-residues. state ThepolicyoftheKarnataka offered anattractiveelectricitypurchase priceandalsoopenaccesstoconsumersover1MW. There projects donotrequire toobtainlicensesetup,haveguaranteedopenaccessthegridand conducive forwaste-to-electricityprojectsand generallyinIndia.Electricitygeneration inKarnataka Policy, theNationalTariff PolicyandtheAccelerated PowerDevelopmentandReformProgram, is The legalandregulatory framework,withimplementationofElectricityAct2003,National Electricity Institutional environment carbon emissionsandputtingatoxicwasteproduct tobeneficialuse. ash bricksnowaccountforaboutone-sixthofIndia’s annualbrickproduction, savingenergy, soiland used asanadditiveincement,concrete andgrout, asfillermaterialandingredient forbricks.Fly before fluegaschimneyat theplant.Flyashisveryfinewithcement-likeproperties andhaslongbeen The flyashisalightweightparticlecaptured inexhaustgasbyelectrostatic precipitators installed reduce Greenko’s providers dependencyonexternal offeedstockandreduce fuelsupplyrisks. the companyintendstogrow uptoapproximately 30%ofitsfeedstockrequirements. Thisshould used torunabiomassplantrepresents approximately 50%ofpowerrevenue generated.Overtime, moisture contentwithspecific consumptionofabout1.23kgswaste/kWh.Thecostfeedstock land atitsbiomassplants.Theproject processes about157tons/dayofdrywastewithlessthan10% relationships withlocalsuppliers anddevelopingitsownfast-growing stocksonsurplusoradjoining a proportion ofitsfeedstock supplylocallytoreduce transportcoststhrough a combinationofbuilding primarily ricehuskandalsogroundnut shell,arecanut huskandplywoodwaste.Greenko hassecured additional developmentalbenefits.Thecatchmentarea oftheproject hasenoughagro-residues – and isabletocontributemeetingtheenergy andpowerdeficitintheelectricalgrid,providing The project isabletooffer agoodpriceforagro-residues whichotherwisehasaloweconomicvalue these relationships are givenbelow. is notapplicable.Inaddition,theproject willgenerate33,000CERsperyear. Aflow-chartillustrating in themarket,there could beasignificantthreat from substitutes,butwith the electricityshortage,it lower. However, withonlyasinglebuyeroftheelectricityandalsootherenergy sources available electricity atacontractpriceplayssignificantrole inkeepingtheoperationcostsofcompany return ontheirinvestments.Theproject’s relationship withalocaldistributioncompanythatbuysthe enterprise hasiswithinvestorswhofinancethecapitalandoperatingcostsexpectahealthy who procure agro-residues from localfarmers.Theothersignificantandimportantrelationship the make thebusinessviable.TheRavikiranPowerproject haspartnered withmultiplebiomassdealers suppliers whoensure availabilityofadequatequantitybiomasswithgoodqualityatpricesthat and salesofenergy (Figure 70).Thecriticalrelationships theenterprisehasare withtheagro-residue and salesofagro-residues, conversionofagro-waste toenergy, transmissionofenergy, anddistribution The valuechainofthebusinessconsistsagriculturalproduction, collectionsegregation, transport Value chainandposition CASE: POWERFROMAGRO-WASTE FORTHEGRID Copyright Material – Provided by Taylor & Francis 197 SECTION II: ENERGY RECOVERY FROM ORGANIC WASTE Copyright Material – Provided by Taylor & Francis

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FIGURE 70. RAVIKIRAN POWER PROJECT VALUE CHAIN

FARMERS

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AGRO-RESIDUE SUPPLIER INVESTORS

Agricultural residue $ Finance / $ ROI / $

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Electricity $

KARNATAKA STATE TRANSMISSION CORPORATION

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KARNATAKA STATE DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES

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ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS SECTION II: pays USD15/tonofagro-residue. of itsoperations,followedbydebtpaymentandlabor maintenance.TheRavikiranPowerproject production incurred bytheproject isaboutUSD2million.Thefuelandagro-residue costforms50% the project isaboutUSD6million,andplantmachinerythemajorcost.Theannual totalcostof from aninterest subsidyof2%ondebtfrom publicfinancialinstitutions.Thetotalinvestmentcostof and equityraised.SeeTable 22onfinancials. Inaddition,theRavikiranPowerproject alsobenefits project isoneofGreenko’s electricitygenerationprojects underitsportfoliofinancedfrom thedebt of aboutUSD4.18millionandplanstoraisefurtheritsequityinthenearfuture. RavikiranPower on theLondonStockExchange.Greenko Group hasraisedanequityofUSD1.8millionanddebt Greenko wasincorporated in2006andraiseditsequitythrough initialpublicoffering bygettinglisted Funding andfinancialoutlook conveying iscarriedout.SeeFigure 71forRavikiranPowerproject’s process flow. precipitator. From thesehopperstheashiseithercollectedmanually ontractor/lorriesordryash flue gasesandgetcollectedinhoppersbeloweconomizer, airpre-heater, ductandelectrostatic getcarriedawaythroughhandled poseschallenges.Thelighterparticlesofashflyinginfurnace conventional fossilfuelslikecoal.Duetopoorbulkdensity, thevolumeofbiomasstobestored and The biomasspowerprojects are normallydesignedtohandlemulti-fuel(biomass)alongwith service thetechnologyislocallyavailable. equipment waslocallysourced andspare parts,technicians,operatorsandtechnicalexpertiseto management ofhigh-temperature steamintheboilerandturbogenerator. Thetechnologyand 110 kVtothestategridnetwork.Therisksassociatedwithtechnologyhaveprimarilydo through acondensing,impulse turbogenerator, whichgenerateselectricityisexportedat combusted inamulti-fuel,travellinggrate-watertubeboilertoproduce steam.Thesteampasses are more suitableforsub-megawattlevelanddecentralizedapplications.Theagro-residues are and grid-connectedapplications,whereas biomassgasifierandbio-methanation-basedpowerplants around theworld.Biomass combustionisgenerallysuitableforlarge capacity(fewMWandabove) which isproven andused inalarge numberofthermal(coal, nuclear andbiomass)powerplants The technologyusedforwaste-to-electricityconversionisthesteamcyclewithbiomasscombustion Technology andprocesses power from theproject. distribution ofelectricityinBidar, Gulbarga, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal,Bellarydistrictsand purchases be provided. Gulbarga ElectricitySupplyCompanyLtd(GESCOM)hastheresponsibility forthe project approvals, project implementation,operationandmonitoring.Single-windowclearancewill of proposals from IndependentPowerProducers (IPPs)andDPRevaluationofproject proposals, Ltd (KREDL)onMarch 8,1996.KREDLwillberesponsible forlayingdowntheprocedure forinviting RenewableEnergy establishedKarnataka Development ofKarnataka in thestate,Government CASE: POWERFROMAGRO-WASTE FORTHEGRID Copyright Material – Provided by Taylor & Francis 199 SECTION II: ENERGY RECOVERY FROM ORGANIC WASTE Copyright Material – Provided by Taylor & Francis

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FIGURE 71. PROCESS DIAGRAM OF RAVIKIRAN POWER PROJECT

TRANSPORT OF AGRO RESIDUES TO PLANT

HANDLING OF AGRO RESIDUES USING BELT CONVEYORS

COMBUSTION OF AGRO RESIDUES IN WATER TUBE BOILER

ASH COLLECTED IN HIGH TEMPERATURES INPUT STEAM BLED OFF TO DEMINERALIZATION SCREW FEED AND OF WATER WATER CONVEYOR TURBO GENERATOR

ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN TURBO GENERATOR

ELECTRICITY TRANSMITTED AND DISTRIBUTED

TABLE 22. GREENKO FINANCIALS (IN MILLION USD)

Key capital costs Land building and civil costs 0.56 (2006) Plant and machinery 4.5 Miscellaneous fixed assets 0.16 Preliminary and pre-operative expenses 0.6 Operating costs Fuel/agro-residue costs 1.0 Operation and maintenance 0.24 Interest on debt 0.49 Depreciation 0.29 Financing options Equity from equity investors 1.8 Debt from the state bank of India 2.0 at 12%/year interest Debt from HUDCO 2.18 at 12%/year interest

Ravikiran Power project has two revenue sources – energy sales and CER sales. Revenue generated

from annual CER sales is about USD 0.24 million for 37,468 tCO2eq/year carbon mitigation. Its annual ENERGY RECOVERY FROM ORGANIC WASTE ENERGY RECOVERY revenue from sales of energy is an upwards of USD 2.53 million. Taking assumption of net revenue increase of USD 0.05 million every year, Greenko has a payback period of 4.71 years on its investment made in Ravikiran Power project. The investment has an internal rate of return of 16% and gross margin of 28%. SECTION II: services bymitigationofclimatechangethrough emissionreductions. a favourablepolicyandregulatory environment forindependentpowerproducers. opportunity toreplicate theprojects inotherregions,ofIndiaprovides andinaddition,thegovernment threat isfrom biomassavailabilityandpricefluctuationofresidues. Thebusinesshasan specific crop residue, e.g.itsreliance onricehuskdominatesoverothercrop residues. Thebusiness (Figure 72).Thebusiness haslimitedweaknessesanditshouldcontinuetoreduce itsreliance ona The keystrength ofRavikiran Powerproject isitsresource expertiseinmanagingthepowerplant assessment–SWOTSummary analysis other partsofIndia. area ofthebusiness.However, thebusinesshasconsiderablescopeforreplicating theprojects in but theopportunitywouldbeconstrainedbyavailabilityofagro-residues withinthecatchment ranging incapacityfrom 6–8 MW, totalling34MW. There are opportunitiesforscalingupthebusiness Greenko hasalready replicated similarbiomassenergy projects insixotherlocationswithplants s s s s s The keydriversforthesuccessofthisbusinessare: Scalability andreplicabilityconsiderations resulted inemissionreductions of37,468tCO for baselinesetting,monitoringandverificationofemissionreductions, itwasfoundthattheproject have beenemittedintheabsenceofproject. ApplyingtheUNFCCC-approved methodologies commercial establishments.Theproject directly reduces greenhouse gaseswhichotherwisewould electricity generatedwillprimarilybeusedinthelocalarea whichcanpowerlocalagro-industries and job creation inbiomassresidue collectionandtransport, inshopsandrestaurants andinthearea. The local economy. Theproject hasalsocreated direct employmentforninepeopleandresulted inlocal farmers byoffering avalueofabout15USD/tonagro-residue andcontributingUSD1milliontothe improving thelocalavailabilityofelectricityandbyinfusingmoneyintoeconomyespeciallyto The RavikiranPowerproject hasasignificanteconomicdevelopmentimpacttotheregion bothfrom Socio-economic, healthandenvironmentalimpact CASE: POWERFROMAGRO-WASTE FORTHEGRID Electricity shortageandunservedareas. Incentives forrenewable energy. Support fromforindependentpowerproducers. theIndiangovernment Location ofplantnearlow-costcrop residue andsub-stationtosellelectricity. Management teamwithextensiveproject development,financialandcorporatemanagementskills. Copyright Material – Provided 2 eq/year. The project hasarole inregulating ecosystem by Taylor & Francis 201 SECTION II: ENERGY RECOVERY FROM ORGANIC WASTE Copyright Material – Provided by Taylor & Francis

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FIGURE 72. RAVIKIRAN POWER PROJECT SWOT ANALYSIS

HELPFUL HARMFUL TO ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES TO ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

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OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

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References and further readings Greenko Group. Welcome to Greenko Group. www.greenkogroup.com/about#company-profile (accessed August 18, 2017). Greenko Group. Clean fuel plants 05: Ravikiran Power. www.greenkogroup.com/farms/clean-fuel- plants?page=2 (accessed August 18, 2017). Greenko Group. Bondholder information: Financial statements. www.greenkogroup.com/investor- relations (accessed August 18, 2017).

Case descriptions are based on primary and secondary data provided by case operators, insiders, or other stakeholders, and reflects our best knowledge at the time of the assessments (2015–2016). As business operations are dynamic, data can be subject to change. ENERGY RECOVERY FROM ORGANIC WASTE ENERGY RECOVERY SECTION II: