In India, Chemical Industry Digest reported that the Madhya Pradesh government has launched a comprehensive new biofuels initiative under the Madhya Pradesh Renewable Energy Policy 2025.
Aimed at transforming the state’s energy landscape, the policy targets the establishment of at least one biofuel plant in every development block. With a focus on compressed biogas (CBG), biodiesel, bio-coal, and other advanced biofuels (excluding first-generation ethanol), the policy is designed to reduce agricultural waste, boost rural income, and attract large-scale private investment, according to the report.
To streamline project development, the policy will permit only one biofuel plant per development block. A district committee will select investors. To ease land acquisition, the government will provide revenue land at 50% of the circle rate, while it will lease forest and agricultural land for biomass use at just 10% of the annual guideline rates, the report added.
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