The Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development has supported various environment-friendly energy-generation schemes in Okhamandal, a region where the potential of generating renewable energy is immense

Biogas project: The popularisation of biogas projects is necessary to save Okhamandal's vegetation. In this effort, 46 biogas plants were constructed between 1997 and 1999. Out of around 200 biogas plants constructed during the previous years, more than 85 per cent have been run successfully.

This project was been taken up in collaboration with the Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation. Its funding structure is designed in such a way that the beneficiaries' contribution is in the form of labour and not cash. The result is that rural women now cook in a smoke-free environment, and the waste slurry of the plant is available as excellent organic manure.

Solar lanterns: To disseminate information about solar energy and its use in a rural environment, demonstrations of solar lamps were held in various villages. The Tata Chemicals Society for Rural Development coordinates between beneficiaries and the Rural Energy Agency to procure solar lanterns and reduce the dependence on electricity.