India, Dec. 5 -- Maharashtra has mandated a 5-7% bamboo biomass blend in coal plants.

The initiative aims to reduce emissions, create new markets for bamboo and support the state's climate goals.

The policy is backed by significant financial incentives and is expected to generate employment.

Maharashtra mandated December 2, 2025 that all public and private thermal power plants in the state need to blend 5-7 per cent bamboo-based biomass or charcoal with coal.

The requirement, notified under the new Maharashtra Bamboo Industry Policy, 2025, positions bamboo as a formal component of the state's energy mix for the first time. The state has huge bamboo-growing potential, despite declining production.

The blending mandate is one of the mo...