“Assam’s bamboo ethanol project: A plant set to support 30,000 farmers”, The Pamphlet, February 18, 2026
“The state of Assam is becoming a global leader in sustainable fuel improvements. The world’s first bamboo-based bioethanol plant is being built in Numaligarh in the Golaghat area. Assam Bio Ethanol Pvt Ltd (ABEPL) spent Rs 4,930 crore to create the plant. This shows a big change in India’s renewable energy. It is the only plant that uses bamboo as its main source. The plant is expected to produce 49,000 metric tons of ethanol each year, which shows technology and worry for the environment. Prime Minister Narendra Modi started the project in September 2025. It is now getting ready and is expected to start full production soon.
ABEPL Chief Executive Officer Rupjyoti Hazarika said that the plant made fuel-grade ethanol with 99.7% purity during testing. This is better than the industry standard of 99.5%. The plant covers 43 acres and is designed to use all parts of the bamboo, making it a ‘zero-waste’ plant. Besides ethanol, it will also produce 19,000 tons of furfural, 11,000 tons of acetic acid, 32,000 tons of liquid CO₂, and 25 MW of green power each year. This makes sure that all resources are used and there is little harm to the environment.
The thing that makes the Assam bamboo ethanol plant special is how it includes farmers. ABEPL plans to include over 30,000 farmers in its bamboo supply network over the next three years. This will cover a 300-kilometer area across 16 areas of Assam, four in Arunachal Pradesh, five in Nagaland, and one in Meghalaya. The plan is to make a system of bamboo farming and buying that will help local groups and add over Rs 200 crore to the rural economy each year. Right now, over 4,200 farmers have signed up for the program, and Rs 2.4 crore has already been sent directly to their accounts without anyone else involved……”
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