TNPSC Thervupettagam

Bioenergy Capacity Growth 2025

December 22 , 2025 15 hrs 0 min 14 0
  • India added 2,362 megawatt (MW) of biomass power and 228 MW of waste-to-energy capacity in the last 10 years.
  • About 2.88 lakh biogas plants were installed across the country during this period.
  • India’s total installed bioenergy capacity reached 11.6 gigawatt as of November 2025.
  • The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy supports bioenergy projects under the National Bioenergy Programme (NBP), Phase I (2021–22 to 2025–26).
  • The programme aims to use surplus biomass from rural areas for power generation and provide extra income to rural households.
  • Bioenergy is energy produced from organic matter like plants and waste, and it supports clean and renewable energy growth in India.

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