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The industrial sector today consumes approximately 35% of the total electricity generated in the country. Timber processing industry in Uttarakhand buys power from the State Electricity Board and during the periods of chronic power shortage and frequent energy blackouts, it generates its own power largely through diesel generators. As fossil fuels are limited and have adverse environmental impact, it would be appropriate to convert huge amount of sawdust and wood waste generated by timber processing unit to energy either through saw dust briquetting or through biomass gasification power generation (BGPG). Technical and feasibility reports for BGPG in A-One Trading Corporation, a timber based SSI unit at Haldwani, Uttarakhand, estimated that AOTC has a potential of generating 20 KWh power with 901 Quintals of wood waste per month with a profit of 0.90 Rs/- per unit of electricity generated when compared to the commercial electricity rate of 3.10 Rs./- as purchased from the State Electricity Board. To convert wood waste into electricity for SSI�s self-consumption through biomass gasification-power generation technology has favorable conditions of environmental protection and energy conservation.