Harry Dhaul, Director General of the Independent Power Producers Association of India (IPPAI) said that small biomass power plant using sawdust and forest residue was thought to be feasible in Mizoram which had thick forest cover.
Dhaul said that around three plants with capacity of one megawatt each in a district would be sustainable to begin with.
If the Aizawl-based Eternity Partners' plans to set up biomass plants materialised it would be a pioneer venture in the state by private players and also the first biomass plants.
The conference was addressed by Director in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy V.K. Jain, former chairmen of central and state electricity regulatory commissions and experts and executives from different private power companies.