Shiraz Biogas Power Plant is a biogas powerplant situated in Shiraz, Iran. The plant uses gasification of biomass to produce biofuel for a pilot thermal power station with a capacity of 1.065 MW. The plant was approved in 2001 and construction started on 27 September 2007.[1] The plant which became operational in 2009, can generate more than 8,000 MWh of electricity per year from biodegradable waste.[2][3]