Industrial biomass energy
powering a cleaner grid.

The Biomass Based Power Project by Harinagar Sugar Mills Ltd is a renewable energy initiative located in Bihar, India. It uses biomass residues from sugar production — primarily bagasse, the fibrous material left after sugarcane juice is extracted — to generate electricity for both on-site industrial use and export to the regional grid.

By making productive use of what would otherwise be waste material, the project reduces reliance on fossil-fuel-based electricity and delivers a documented reduction in greenhouse gas emissions — verified under internationally recognised standards.

Sugar residues turned
into clean electricity.

Sugar mills generate significant quantities of bagasse — the dry pulp that remains after sugarcane is crushed and the juice extracted. Traditionally, this material was either burned openly or left to decompose, releasing CO₂ with no productive benefit.

The Harinagar project captures the energy value in bagasse through controlled combustion, driving turbines that generate electricity. This power is used to meet the mill's own energy needs, with surplus electricity exported to the Bihar state grid — directly displacing coal-based generation that would otherwise supply those kilowatt-hours.

The result is a genuinely circular energy model: agricultural waste becomes clean power, reducing both waste disposal emissions and grid carbon intensity simultaneously.

Measured, verified,
and additional.

The project delivers real, documented climate benefits. Emission reductions are calculated using internationally recognised baselines reflecting the carbon intensity of the Bihar electricity grid. Every tonne of CO₂ equivalent avoided is monitored against this baseline and independently verified by accredited third parties.

Crucially, the reductions are "additional" — meaning they only occur because the carbon finance provided by the project makes the biomass power operation viable. This additionality is a core requirement of credible carbon accounting and a non-negotiable condition of UN CDM certification.

Verified under the
UN Clean Development Mechanism.

The Harinagar Sugar Mills Biomass Power Project is registered under the Clean Development Mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change — the most rigorous international framework for verifying carbon reductions in developing economies.

All emission reductions are independently audited by accredited Designated Operational Entities. This third-party verification ensures that every claimed reduction is real, measurable, permanent, and additional — providing the foundation for credible climate communication by any company that supports the project.

How your company
connects to this project.

Green Circle does not develop or operate climate projects directly. We consolidate contributions from participating companies and direct them towards certified, high-integrity projects like the Harinagar Biomass Power Project — ensuring scale, efficiency, and verified impact.

When your company joins a Green Circle program, your annual contribution supports this and other certified projects in our portfolio. You receive a Certificate of Carbon Neutrality, all communication assets, and the ability to make an honest, documented climate claim — backed by UN-verified emission reductions.