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Biomass Gasification Plants in India
The table below provides the total capacity of biomass based power plants operating in the various Indian states. Please note that this list includes all forms of power production –combustion, gasification and cogeneration. Of the total (2600 MW), biomass gasification forms only a small part (less than 125 MW).
State-wise/Year-wise list of commissioned biomass power/co-generation projects as on 30.06.2010
|
State
|
Upto 31.3.2003 |
2003-2004 |
2004-2005 |
2005-2006 |
2006-2007 |
2007-2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
2010-2011 |
Total (MW) |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
160.05 |
37.7 |
69.5 |
12 |
22 |
33 |
9 |
20 |
-- |
363.25 |
|
Bihar |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
9.5 |
9.5 |
|
Chattisgarh |
11 |
-- |
-- |
16.5 |
85.8 |
33.5 |
9.8 |
43.8 |
-- |
199.9 |
|
Gujarat |
0.5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.5 |
|
Haryana |
4 |
-- |
2 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1.8 |
28 |
35.8 |
|
Karnataka |
109.38 |
26 |
16.6 |
72.5 |
29.8 |
8 |
31.9 |
42 |
-- |
336.18 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
-- |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
-- |
-- |
1 |
|
Maharashtra |
24.5 |
-- |
11.5 |
-- |
40 |
38.5 |
71.5 |
33 |
10 |
288.5 |
|
Punjab |
22 |
-- |
-- |
6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
34.5 |
-- |
62.5 |
|
Rajasthan |
-- |
7.8 |
-- |
7.5 |
8 |
-- |
8 |
-- |
28 |
59.3 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
106 |
44.5 |
22.5 |
-- |
42.5 |
75 |
43.2 |
62 |
23.5 |
419.2 |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
46.5 |
12.5 |
14 |
48.5 |
-- |
79 |
172 |
194.5 |
14 |
581 |
|
West Bengal |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
16 |
-- |
16 |
|
Total |
483.93 |
129.5 |
136.1 |
163 |
228.1 |
266 |
345.4 |
447.6 |
113 |
2312.63 |
Source: http://www.mnre.gov.in/
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