Kuala Lampur, July 29 -- Agricultural biomass is an underdeveloped resource. Undeniably it has significant economic potential. Malaysia has set ambitious targets for renewable energy in her efforts to reduce carbon emissions and diversify its energy mix. Biomass is part of the mix. The country aims to achieve 31 per cent renewable energy capacity by 2025 and 40 per cent by 2035 under the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR). Biomass is a key component of this strategy. The Feed in Tariff policy, FiT, introduced by the government is a scheme to incentivise the conversion of biomass into grid electricity. There have been challenges. Success has been mixed. Improvements to the scheme are needed.

Raw material availability is a big chall...