With a blend of traditional farming and modern farming technologies, the era of modern organic farming has continued to evolve in India. This agricultural system emphasizes sustainability, environmental health and adopting natural processes with technology. Considering this creative yet sustainable approach, an engineer from a farmer’s family in Kota, Rajasthan has recently come up with his innovation to generate electricity from farming.
He transformed his 50-acres dairy farm into a sustainable facility that generates power of its own by using waste.
By using cow dung, a Rajasthan-based engineer, Amanpreet Singh, is now helping his family of dairy farmers to cut their electricity bills by around Rs 2 lakh every month.
A few months back, Amanpreet Singh, a BTech student in electrical engineering. Along with his two brothers, Gagandeep Singh and Uttamjyot Singh built an electricity generator that works on methane— which is produced by the breakdown of organic materials.
Establishment of Gau Farm
They owned their dairy named Gau farm in Thegra area of Kota and began operating their biogas power plant. By fueling the dung of over 100 cows in the power plant at their farm, they can generate around 40 KV of power, generating ₹1.5–1.8 lakh worth electricity every month.
“On an average around five tons of cow dung is generated daily at our dairy farm having over 120 livestock (cows) which is used to generate biogas electricity from our biogas plant,” he added.
Further, Amanpreet said their biogas power plant can meet most of their power requirements at their dairy farm. These include the robotic system, milking machines, chilling units, foggers, fans, milk parlor and many other electrical appliances etc.
A major cut-off in Electricity Bills
He also claimed that before the power plant’s establishment, the electricity bill amounted to around 6 lakhs, which has now come down to around 4 lakhs.
“We are hopeful of saving around Rs 22 to 24 lakh per annum on electricity bill which is a huge amount and can be considered our earning from the biogas power plant,” Amanpreet added.
About Amanpreet Singh’s Journey
After getting his degree in Electrical engineering, the Kota-based Amanpreet followed his passion to establish his own dairy farm. Earlier, he gained the experience by working with many renowned dairy companies like Mother Dairy, Amul and Nestle.
He used his knowledge in dairy automation, which he gained at Tel Aviv University in Israel. On returning to India, he and his brother established their own dairy farm, named Gau Organics.
Evolution of Gau Organics
Registered in 2015 and officially launched in 2016, with a 50-acre land in Kota. Gau Organics stands out in its commitment to sustainable practices. His farm is able to produce 70% electricity from waste. In 2021, the covid-19 pandemic gave wings to his thriving business, Gau Organics.
As the Covid hit, everything went digital, Gau Organics came up with an innovative approach. The team started their own website. They started investing in paid search campaigns, and online marketing on e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Shopify. This significant step played a major role in convincing the audience around the country and giving their brand major recognition.
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