The main objectives of this study are :
- to assess spatially the availability of renewable energy resources,
- assessment of energy demand in each taluk and
- omputation of bioenergy status (talukwise).
4. Study area
The study was carried out for Karnataka State in India, based on the data compiled for
various locations. Karnataka is confined roughly within latitudes 111310N and 181450N
and longitudes 741120E and 781400E and lies in the western central part of peninsular India
(given in Fig. 1). It is situated on a tableland where the Western and Eastern Ghat ranges
converge into the Nilgiri hill complex. Karnataka’s total land area is 19.1 Mha, which accounts for 5.35% of the total area of the country. For administrative purpose, the State is divided into 27 districts, which are sub-divided into 175 taluks.
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