SAEL Industries Ltd’s power plant in Bhadra of Rajasthan.

SAEL Industries Ltd (SIL), a vertically integrated renewable energy company, through its subsidiary VCA Power Pvt Ltd, has commissioned 14.9 MW agri waste-to-energy plant in Bhadra of Rajasthan. This takes SAEL’s total operational agri waste-to-energy capacity to 164.9 MW.

SAEL power plant in Bhadra is backed by long-term power purchase agreement. The facility will process agricultural residues, including paddy straw, mustard stubble and cotton stalks with an aim of mitigating harmful emissions annually through clean power generation and creating employment opportunities across Rajasthan.

Quoting Laxit Awla, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of SIL, a media statement said: “In the backdrop of progressive policy support, agricultural residue availability and rising clean energy demand, Rajasthan offers a strong enabling environment for scaling agri waste-to-energy. Our model tries to solve an on-ground challenge of surplus agricultural residue and converting it into reliable green power while creating value for farmers and rural communities.”

SAEL Rajasthan agri waste-to-energy plants, including the new 14.9 MW Bhadra facility alongside the company’s existing five facilities in Bhadra, Chhatargarh, Chirawa, Churu and Sardarshahar, are well equipped with boilers that delivered up to 90.99 per cent operational efficiency (plant load factor) in FY25, the statement said.

Published on June 10, 2026