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Warana Power Co-operative legally known as '''Shree Tatyasaheb Kore Warana Sahakari Navashkti Sanstha Ltd. Warananagar''', is a [[cooperative]] organization generating electric power from non-conventional, natural [[clean energy]] resources, such as [[hydroelectricity|hydro]] and [[biomass]] through the co-operative sector.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waranapower.com/news/the%20indian%20express%20big.jpg |title=Co-ops make power sector debut through Kolhapur |publisher=Waranapower.com |accessdate=2013-09-21}}</ref>  These members are other co-operative organizations of Warana Group.  They have also proposed to generate electric energy from [[wind power|wind]], [[solar power|solar]], [[tidal power|tidal]] and [[geothermal power|geothermal]], and later from other conventional energy resources.<ref name="Warana Power">{{cite web|url=http://www.waranapower.com/profile.html |title=Warana Power |publisher=Warana Power |date= |accessdate=2013-09-21}}</ref>
==Warana Group==
Warana Group (Warana Nagar) is situated on the banks of the [[Warana River]], and lies in a green valley about {{convert|35|km}} from the city of [[Kolhapur]], and about {{convert|400|km}} from [[Mumbai]]. The transformation of Warana from a barren to its current prosperous and fertile region began with the setting up of a cooperative sugar factory near the village of [[Kodoli]] in 1959.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://waranapower.com/waranagroup.html |title=Warana Power |publisher=Warana Power |date= |accessdate=2013-09-21}}</ref>  The Warana Power Co-operative idea of generating energy through co-operative organization was grown in the mind of Vinay Kore; and in January 2005, Warana Power Co-operative had been established.<ref name="Warana Power"/>  To start, Warana Power Co-operative took up 6 small [[hydro power]] projects form the state government of [[Maharashtra]] under the BOT ([[build–operate–transfer]]) policy.<ref name="Warana Power"/>
==Hydro power projects==
The hydro power projects, all located in [[Kolhapur district]], [[Maharashtra]], India, are as follows:<ref name="wp-projectworld">{{cite web|url=http://www.waranapower.com/news/projectworld-small.jpg |title=Projects World : July 2011 |publisher=Waranapower.com |accessdate=2013-09-21}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Project !! Capacity
|-
| Chitri || 1 × 2.0 [[megawatts|MW]]
|-
| Kumbhi || 1 × 2.5 [[megawatts|MW]]
|-
| Kadavi || 1 × 1.5 [[megawatts|MW]]
|-
| Patagon || 1 × 2.5 [[megawatts|MW]]
|-
| Tulshi || 2 × 0.8 [[megawatts|MW]]
|-
| Jangamhatti || 1 × 0.5 [[megawatts|MW]]
|}
Present Total Proposed power generation is 10.6MW through Hydro Power<ref name="wp-projectworld"/>
Warana [[co-generation]] project of 44MW has also started under the Warana Power Co-operative, which is attached with Warana Sugar.<ref name="waranapower1">{{cite web|url=http://www.waranapower.com/cogeneration.html |title=Warana Power |publisher=Warana Power |date= |accessdate=2013-09-21}}</ref> [[Bagasse]], a [[waste]] product of sugar cane, will be used as fuel in the co-generation plant for the 150-day crushing period of the sugar factory; and for remaining 150 days, imported coal or [[biomass]] such as [[sugarcane]] trash, [[cotton]] [[Plant stem|stalk]], [[rice husk]]. Julie Flora is apparently known Babool Tree in Hindi; need to link to actual plant name. --> [[sawdust]], etc. will be used.<ref name="waranapower1"/>
==References==
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[[Category:Renewable resource companies established in 2005]]
[[Category:Cooperatives in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Electric cooperatives]]
[[Category:Electric-generation companies of India]]
[[Category:Hydroelectric power companies]]
[[Category:Kolhapur district]]
[[Category:Energy in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2005]]
[[Category:Energy companies established in 2005]]
[[Category:2005 establishments in Maharashtra]]