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Biomass Pellet industry: a clean energy solution for Nepal

Closed
Combination
Energy
Forestry
Industry
Call 8
Nepal
Time consumed
 
Start: 15-Jun-20 End: 15-Dec-22
Lead Nordic partner
Arbonaut Ltd.
Country of Lead Nordic partner
Finland
Local partner(s)
Bakas Renewable Energy Pvt. Ltd.
NCF grant size
500,000
Total project cost
1,822,813
Technologies
Briquettes and pellets, ICT tools, Waste to energy
Methods
Sustainable forest management, Sustainable fuels, Value chain development
Country of implementation:
Nepal
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Description

The project aims at reducing greenhouse gas emissions of Nepal and creating employment, revenues, good health, well-being and foster gender equality in the local communities in Sarlahi and Mahottari districts of Nepal. The project will establish a pellet factory, which will produce 20000 tons of pellets annually from renewable biomass. The biomass will be collected from forest under-story bushes and grasses and waste by-products of...
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Objective

1) Production and sales of 20 000 tons of biomass/wood pellets
• Around 200 new jobs (permanent and seasonal) are created for local people in raw material collection, production and marketing of pellets
• Emission reduction of around 28000 tonnes of CO₂e
• EURO 10000 annual income for local communities
• 15000 tonnes of coal or firewood are replaced by pellets
• 27000 tonnes of waste materials (e.g. bagasse/ply waste, dried biomass/agriculture waste,...
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Results

The project has introduced manufacturing of densified biomass pellets from shrubs in Nepal. A pellet factory was established and the biomass supply chain was set up, providing more than 200 jobs for local people. The production of biomass pellets and briquettes was started during 2022, and by the end of the project 768 tonnes of pellets have been sold. By the end of the project,...
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