SAEL to Boost Biomass Energy Production with 1 GW Paddy Stubble Plan.

SAEL plans to scale up its biomass-based power generation capacity, particularly using paddy stubble, to one gigawatt over the next five years, according to the company’s Chief Executive Officer Laxit Awla.

As part of its expansion strategy, the New Delhi-based renewable energy company is looking to extend its paddy straw-based waste-to-energy operations to more States across India. SAEL currently operates in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, where it runs 11 power generation units with a combined capacity of 165 MW produced entirely from paddy stubble.

The company is currently the country’s largest producer of electricity generated from paddy straw-based biomass.

“As a nationwide player, we are targeting the entire country and wherever we can do paddy straw-based waste-to-energy. So we are looking at States like Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh,” Awla said in an online interview with businessline.