India, Jan. 16 -- India is focusing on bioenergy to decarbonise industrial heat, crucial for MSMEs.

The country faces challenges in securing reliable biomass supply chains.

The government is exploring policy measures to enhance biomass availability and technology development.

As India pushes to decarbonise industrial heat - one of the hardest-to-abate segments of its energy system - biomass-based energy is emerging as a strategic option. But policymakers and industry experts cautioned that the success of bioenergy hinges less on technology and more on the reliability of raw material supply chains.

Bioenergy currently contributes around 12 gigawatts (GW) to India's renewable energy capacity - far smaller than solar and wind - but its i...