Biomass energy demand and supply for South and South-East Asia--assessing the resource base

Another conclusion drawn is that reliable information on the demand for biomass energy is hard to come by and in some cases is non-existent. Much of the available data is aggregated with few time-series available; many uncertainties exist with regard to definitions used while many organizations active in the biomass energy field make use of each-others data. With regard to the biomass energy supply situation the picture is even more fuzzy-very little if any information, other than generalizations, is available on the source of the biomass used as a source of energy. In order to be able to determine the sustainability of biomass energy demand and supply, a resource base analysis was carried out. While this analysis showed that in most of the member countries the potential supply will be sufficient to sustain the demand for some time to come, for some countries the situation in the near future is expected to change to a potential deficit. However, much depends on the underlying assumptions that were made and a more detailed analysis is needed, using demand and supply more attuned to the real situation on the ground.