Biopower Asia
Agro industries such as sugar, palm, rice and wood industries have very high potential in Asia for power generation. Among all, sugar industries have the highest potential for power generation.
In Asia, the development of sugar sector in power generation is phenomenal in the past decade in India and more than 30 new modern plants have been installed.
ASEAN, which consists of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, in general, have large agricultural resources and agro industries, resulting in large quantities of biomass generation.
For the past one decade there is an excellent growth in biomass power generation in ASEAN.
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Thailand is leading followed by Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines. The main reasons for this sudden growth in biomass power generation are: good IRR resulting from projects, favourable government policies, CDM / VER and increased number of investors and lenders. Sugar industries in Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam have good potential for high pressure modern cogeneration plants and the annual power generation potential is about 6,000, 3,500, 2,500 and 1,500 GWh, respectively.
Rice industries in Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and Philippines have good potential for medium and high pressure modern power plants whose power generation potential under high pressure are about 7,500, 4,000, 3,000 and 1,500 GWh, respectively.
However, there are some barriers for collection, transport and storage of fuel. Palm oil industries in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand have good potential for high pressure modern power plants and the annual power generation potential is about 8,000, 5,000 and 500 GWh, respectively.
The power generation potential in the wood industries are limited, especially, where the sustainability of wood is in question. In general, large wood industries have potential for medium pressure systems. The potential for high pressure system is limited due to the power plant size. Wood wastes are generally used in modern sugar plants.
Market for biomass boilers and turbines are still huge in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines.
Cambodia and Laos have limited potential for biomass power generation using high pressure systems. As the power plant sizing is limited, medium pressure systems are good options for rice and wood sector.
| We have work experience in the following regions in ASEAN: Country | Parts |
| Thailand | All over |
| Malaysia | Alor Setar, Butterworth, Ipoh, Johor Baharu, Kedah, Kelang, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Lahad Datu, Pahang, Pianag, Sibu and Tawau |
| Singapore | All over |
| Indonesia | Bali, Jakarta & Palambang |
| Philippines | Bacolod, Bohol, Cabanatuan, Cagayan, Cagayan De Oro, Capiz, Cebu, Davao, General Santos, Iloilo, Koronandal, Manila, Nueva Ecija, Palawan, San Jose and Tuguegarao |
| Laos | Attapeu, Luang Nam Tha, Luang Prabang, Paksan, Pakxe, Savannakhet, Sekong, Thakhek, Udom Xai and Vientiane |
| Vietnam | Danang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Ming, Hoi An and Hue |
| Cambodia | Patdambang, Pnonm Peng, Siem Reap and Sisophon |
| Brunei | All over |
We have worked with several biomass projects in ASEAN countries with sizes ranging from 450 kW to 41 MW. For services related to biomass power in ASEAN, contact us.