Archive · 4 Sep 2025
PM to Inaugurate India's First Bamboo Bio-refinery on Sept 14
India is launching its first bio-refinery that turns bamboo into fuel!
This means the country will start using bamboo instead of oil to make ethanol, a greener alternative to petrol.
The project, costing a lot of money, will be officially opened by the Prime Minister.
The refinery will get bamboo from local farmers, helping them earn money.
It will produce ethanol and other useful products, like materials for making things.
The refinery is designed to be environmentally friendly and even produce its own green power.
Overall, this is a step toward cleaner energy and helping the local economy.
India's first bio-refinery will be inaugurated on September 14 by PM Modi.
The project, located in Assam, will produce ethanol from bamboo.
It will reduce reliance on imported crude oil and lower carbon emissions.
The refinery will source bamboo from approximately 3,000 Assam farmers.
The facility aims to be carbon-negative, generating green power from waste.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- What
- Will inaugurate India's first bamboo bio-refinery.
- When
- September 14
- Where
- Numaligarh Refinery, Assam
- Why
- To promote sustainable energy, reduce reliance on imported crude oil, and boost the local economy.
- Project Cost
- Rs 7,200 crore
- Location
- Numaligarh Refinery, Assam
- Inauguration Date
- September 14
- Primary Product
- Ethanol from Bamboo
- Annual Bamboo Processing
- 500,000 tonnes
- Ethanol Production
- 50,000 tonnes annually
- Expected Operational Date
- December