ENERGY ALTERNATIVES: RENEWABLE
ENERGY AND ENERGY CONSERVATION
TECHNOLOGIES
Fuelwood demand in Kolar :
Fuelwood requirement ranges from 1.3 kg/person/day to 2.5
kg/person/day in Kolar.
Commercial energy consumption in Kolar :
Household survey shows that the electricity consumption for
domestic purposes is about 1.16 kWh/person/month and
Kerosene is about 0.72 litres/person/month.
Total energy Consumption in Kolar :
Kolar depends mainly on non commercial forms of energy. Non
commercial energy constitutes 84%, met mainly by sources
like firewood, agricultural residues, charcoal and cowdung,
while commercial energy's share is 16%, met mainly by
electricity, oill etc. The data is compiled from various
agencies shows that the commercial energy sources like oil,
electricity provides only a small part of the energy scene
of Kolar. The major energy share of non commercial energy
comes from firewood (Table 2).
Table 2: Sourcewise Energy Consumption
Energy Source | % share |
Fuelwood. Bio residues etc. | 83.995 |
Electricity | 11.940 |
Kerosene | 2.993 |
Diesel, Petrol etc. | 1.072 |