iomass has been the traditional source of energy for many decades in rural electrification. This paper presents a detailed report of a field survey on biomass plants in Tamilnadu, India along with Global and Indian Renewable Energy statistics. In this field survey, a total of 84 biomass plants have been visited and analyzed their status based on installation capacity, installation cost, type of fuel source used, fuel availability, day schedule and annual schedule, ownership details and working status. Wood waste was identified as the major source of fuel in most of the plants, followed by sago wastewater, cow dung, night soil and poultry litter. The availability of fuel in almost 50% of the plants has been found to be inadequate. Majority of the plants which are owned by the local panchayaths have been found to be non-functional. The main reasons for the failure of these plants have also been reported in this paper. Further, remedial measures to overcome the failure of these plants are also furnished to satisfy future energy needs.