The biomass power business focuses primarily on the development and operation of multi-fuel biomass-based power plants that generate electricity from agri - residues and waste from agriculture crops, forestry and related industries, such as rice, mustard and soya bean husks, straw, cotton and maize stalks, coconut and ground nut shells, wood chips, poultry litter, and bagasse.
OGPL targets regions with sufficient availability of biomass, favorable incentives for renewable energy companies, attractive tariff structures and a shortage of electricity supply. The company currently operates five biomass plants and one biogas plant with an aggregate installed capacity of 50 MW in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
Biomass power projects have been committed and are in development stages in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and West Bengal in addition to expanding the presence in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu , Rajasthan in India and in Sri Lanka.
