In order to increase the state's supply of renewable energy, the Uttar Pradesh government has approved 12 private sector bioenergy projects totaling Rs 550 crore.

These initiatives aim to produce 44 kiloliters (kl) of biodiesel and over 90 tonnes (t) of compressed biogas (CBG) every day throughout the state.

The bioenergy projects were approved by a state-level committee headed by Additional Chief Secretary Mahesh Gupta.

“The state is vigorously pushing green energy and the private sector is attracted by the immense potential in this sector,” Gupta told Business Standard, adding that UP had received investment proposals worth Rs 7 trillion in the renewable energy domain at the UP Global Investors’ Summit (GIS) 2023.

It is expected that bioenergy production will not only mitigate environmental pollution caused by stubble burning (crop residue) but also provide a sustainable revenue source to farmers.

Under the UP State Bioenergy Policy 2022, the state is targeting a production of 1,000 tonnes of CBG per day, 4,000 tonnes of bio-coal (pellets), and 2,000 kl of biodiesel.