Author: Achal Gupta

Achal Gupta is working as Manager (Biomass Procurement) with Harvest Energy Pvt. Ltd, Bhopal (India) since April 2011. He is a Post Graduate in Forestry Management from Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal. Achal is In the process of establishing biomass supply chain for 6 upcoming power plants each of 10MW capacity in state of Madhya Pradesh. He can be reached at achal.contact@gmail.com

Biomass Sector in India – Problems and Challenges

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Biomass power plants in India are based mostly on agricultural wastes. Gasifier-based power plants are providing a great solution for off-grid decentralized power and are lighting homes in several Indian states. While for providing grid-based power 8-15 MW thermal biomass power plants are suitable for Indian conditions, they stand nowhere when compared to power plants […]