The plan for appropriate pattern of decentralized generation (size and number) would require further study involving
transport network and demand pattern. The output of the present investigation is expected to promote such plan. The
village level electricity demand needs to be investigated for determining straw-fired power plant sizes. Electricity consumption pattern in the selected villages could not be investigated in the present study. However, from a related study
conducted in a nearby village (Napaam village of Sonitpur district), the peak electricity demand in a rural household
cluster was found to range between 18 kW and 65 kW [40]. Urban et al. [41] reported that the electricity consumption in
the rural areas of India ranges between 0.3 kWh and 1 kWhper household per day. Thus, it could be expected that power
achievable from the straw-fired plants in rural areas would provide a significant portion of electricity demand in rural
areas.