Extension of rice husk gasification technology for electricity generation in Cambodia

Abstract

Reliable and affordable electricity is one of the biggest problems in Cambodia. Only 24% of the population has an access to electricity while the others suffer from insufficient electricity supply. This paper shows the current situation in Cambodian electricity facilities and offers rice husk gasification systems as an option for electricity generation. In this paper rice husk gasification system has been inspired by Batt Daeng Electrification Company in Kampoung Speu province in Cambodia. The idea of the study focuses on the extension of biomass gasification technology and calculates the potential of using all rice husk produced in a year in Cambodia. The rice husk produced in 2007 has a potential to generate about 1377 GWh electricity yearly in a gasification system similar to one Batt Daeng Electricity Company has. This amount of electricity is comparable with the total electricity consumption in the same year.