India launches project with UNDPgef and German bank to remove barriers to biomass use
India's bioenergy strategy in the making is ambitious, but a recent senate committee identified many barriers to actually implementing the strategies aimed at making use of the impressive biomass resources of the country. In order to overcome these barriers, the country's Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (MNES) has signed a US$39.15 million project with the UNDP Global Environment Fund (UNDPgef) and German banking and investment group KFW aimed at getting biomass projects up and running in a much quicker way.
The project aims at removing barriers in the following chains and operational aspects of biomass power projects:
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The project document was signed by Shri Sunil Khatri, Joint Secretary, MNES and Ms Maxine Olson, Resident Representative of UNDP, in New Delhi in the presence of Shri V. Subramanian, Secretary, MNES and Mr. Hass, Country Manager, KFW. The three-year project would be financed by UNDPGEF (US$5.65 million) and co-financed by MNES (US $5.24 million). KFW of Germany would leverage finances of the order of US$24.82 million. The financial institutions/private entities who join the project would contribute an amount of US$3.44 million.
This project is expected to contribute to exploiting the tremendous potential for setting up power projects based on biomass and co-generation, providing solutions to smoothening the supply of raw materials, introducting appropriate technologies and making sure best quality farming, processing and transport facilities are established.
Typically, biomass energy projects are relatively small, decentralised and scattered over the sub-continent, in contrast with big fossil fuel or nuclear plants. This is why the development of standards for such plants becomes important. Biomass and cogeneration power projects deliver green energy which helps fighting climate change. They also provide a vast employment opportunity to rural and semi-rural areas besides contributing to the country's overall energy security as energy demand increases rapidly.
The project aims at removing barriers in the following chains and operational aspects of biomass power projects:
- ensuring the sustained supply of raw biomass; developing smooth logistical chains between dedicated biomass producers, household and municipal waste biomass producers and the local power plant
- technology upgrading of biomass power systems
- sustained supply of and investment in best quality farming, processing and transport equipment and facilities
- development of standards for biomass energy projects
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The project document was signed by Shri Sunil Khatri, Joint Secretary, MNES and Ms Maxine Olson, Resident Representative of UNDP, in New Delhi in the presence of Shri V. Subramanian, Secretary, MNES and Mr. Hass, Country Manager, KFW. The three-year project would be financed by UNDPGEF (US$5.65 million) and co-financed by MNES (US $5.24 million). KFW of Germany would leverage finances of the order of US$24.82 million. The financial institutions/private entities who join the project would contribute an amount of US$3.44 million.
This project is expected to contribute to exploiting the tremendous potential for setting up power projects based on biomass and co-generation, providing solutions to smoothening the supply of raw materials, introducting appropriate technologies and making sure best quality farming, processing and transport facilities are established.
Typically, biomass energy projects are relatively small, decentralised and scattered over the sub-continent, in contrast with big fossil fuel or nuclear plants. This is why the development of standards for such plants becomes important. Biomass and cogeneration power projects deliver green energy which helps fighting climate change. They also provide a vast employment opportunity to rural and semi-rural areas besides contributing to the country's overall energy security as energy demand increases rapidly.
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