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The current evaluation is based on various sources which include previous assessments on biomass and other renewable sources. The energy potential of biomass in TL apart that resulting from vegetation or flora and animals is also derived from agricultural waste, such as waste from rice, corn, and coffee. The analyses also include the contribution of agricultural waste, animal waste, and that from urban waste. The results from this article show that the potential of usable biomass energy in TL from forestry and agriculture is 1.68 \u00d7 106 toe\/year, animal waste is 4.81 \u00d7 103 toe\/year, and urban solid waste amounts to 9.55 \u00d7 103 toe\/year. 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