be developed to collect the paddy straw during the harvesting season to reduce the
cost of collection and transportation. Incentives could also be given to the farmers
for storing paddy straw for its regular supply to the power plants throughout the
year to fulfill need of the plant in the off-season as well.
Annexure 1
Biomass power projects commissioned in the state by PEDA: (62.5 MW)
Sl.
No
Name of the
company
Site
Capacity
(MW)
Month of
commissioning
Remarks
01
M/s Malwa
Power Ltd.
Vill. Gulabewala,
Distt. Muktsar
6
May, 2005
First project
allocated by
PEDA
02
M/s Dee
Development
Engineers Pvt.
Ltd
Vill. GaddaDhob,
Tehsil. Abohar
Distt Ferozepur
8
Feb., 2009
Project was
allocated
under
Phase-II
03
M/s Universal
Biomass
Energy Pvt.
Ltd.
Vill. ChannuTeh.
Malout, Distt. Sri
Muktsar Sahib
14.5
Oct., 2009
Project was
allocated
under
Phase-III
04
M/s. Punjab
Biomass
Power Pvt.
Ltd.
Distt. Patiala
12
June, 2010
Project
allocated by
PSPCL
05
M/s. Green
Planet Energy
Pvt. Ltd.
Binjon, Distt.
Hoshiarpur
6
March, 2012
Project was
allocated
under
Phase-III
06
M/s. Green
Planet Energy
Pvt. Ltd.
Bir Pind, Distt.
Jalandhar
6
Feb., 2013
Project was
allocated
under
Phase-III
07
M/s Viaton
Energy Pvt.
Ltd.
Khokhar Khurd
Distt. Mansa
10
July, 2013
Project was
allocated
under
Phase-III
Total
62.5
Source http://peda.gov.in/eng/Bio-mass%20Power.html; accessed on February 2, 2016
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