Many opportunities for exploiting the economic benefits from rice husk

Currently, annual rice husk discharged from the milling industry of the country is about 7.5 million tons, but only about 3 million tons are used . Rice husk is not used to produce electricity which is only used as animal feed , fertilizer and fuel in rural areas .
Survey of Research and Development Institute of the Mekong River Delta ( MRD ) at 108 rice millers of TP . Can Tho and An Giang , Kien Giang , Hau Giang , Soc Trang showed that about 50 % of rice husk at the millers are sold as fuel in civil and fertilizer . Rice husk is a renewable energy source but has not been served properly exploited for electricity production .

According to statistics , every one ton of rice husks to produce energy equivalent to 378 liters or 415 liters of gas oil , easily providing enough fuel for a household in a year in Vietnam . The amount of gas that can also be used for larger commercial operations such as roasting , coffee beans , pre-processing of instant noodles , tea, coffee , terracotta pottery , ... Besides, with enormous potential for biomass energy Vietnam's mass , the raw material preparation ( compression members , roll , dry , ... ) to exploit can also become auxiliary industries , creating jobs for the local villages . Particularly in the Mekong Delta , Nguyen Van Xuan MA - Center for Energy and industrial Nong Lam University , said the MD average each year could provide approximately 6.5 million and 21.5 million tons of rice husk tons of straw . If fully utilized biomass materials , electric power can reach 336 TJ ( T = tera = 1012 ) compared with the national electricity TJ 190 .
Besides, according to Truong Dinh Hai - Director of Thermal Power Corporation said Dinh Hai , potential energy from rice husk in the Mekong Delta is very large . The use of a cogeneration plant outer husk fired thermal power producers also provide steam for industrial processes such as drying will increase quality fresh and value of Vietnam rice grains to create competitive market world .
Currently in the Mekong Delta , about 10 rice husk power project is expected to build the plant. In An Giang Province People's Committee has approved two projects , one located at An Hoa Industrial Zone , Cho Moi district , an area of 18ha , the capacity of 10 MW and a total investment of over $ 10 million , a commune in East Hope , Thoai Son district , invested approximately $ 15 million , 10 MW capacity . In Dong Thap , Power Corporation Duy Phat giggle also started construction of rice husk power plant in Binh Hiep Hamlet B , Lap Vo district , the total capital of 296 billion dong , the design capacity of 10 MW ... this time rice husk power plant in Tra Noc Industrial Zone 2 TP . By Can Tho Thermal Power Corporation investment Dinh Hai , was completed and put into operation in phase 1 with capacity of 20 tons of steam / hour .
Apart from rice husk power potential . Vietnam has many opportunities to exploit the economic benefits from rice husk through the export of products made from the husks of rice husk as fuel . Mr. Joachim Wegner - German companies , says current demand for imported rice husk firewood from German companies and a number of European countries is quite large and the companies are actively learn husk firewood market in Vietnam . Some German companies are issues that concern the quality of rice husk firewood and freight . If you meet these two conditions , opportunities for companies doing business in the field of exporting rice husk firewood and capture more revenue is no small source of foreign exchange .
(Source : VEN )