Alvi services is planning to produce low cost power/gas for low paid / poor areas of the country. Bio-energy, is produced from a variety of organic materials; called biomass, such as wood, charcoal, dung and other manures for heat and power production, and agricultural crops for liquid bio-fuels. Most biomass is used in rural areas for cooking, lighting and space heating, generally by poorer populations in Pakistan.
Modern biomass systems include dedicated crops or trees, residues from agriculture and forestry, and various organic waste streams.
Energy created by burning biomass creates greenhouse gas emissions, but at lower levels than burning fossil fuels like coal, oil or gas. However, bio-energy should only be used in limited applications, given potential negative environmental impacts related to large-scale increases in forest and bio-energy plantations, and resulting deforestation and land-use change.
