Lok Sabha Question No. 286 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Waste-to-Energy Plants
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAM PRASAD SARMAH, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO-286

TO BE ANSWERED ON-15.03.2018

## WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANTS

## 286. SHRI RAM PRASAD SARMAH SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:-

(a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  proposals  or  launched  any  scheme  for setting up of waste-to-energy plants in the North-Eastern Region and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(b) the details of such project likely to be set up in Assam;

(c) whether such waste-to-energy plants have already been set up in the country and if so, the number and the details thereof, State/UT-wise;

(d) whether these plants are working properly and if so, the details thereof; and

(e)  whether  the  aims  and  objectives  of  setting  up  of  these  plants  have  been  achieved  or  the desired targets met and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (I/C) (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 286 for Answer on 15.03.2018 regarding 'Waste-to-Energ Plants' by Shri Ram Prasad Sarmah, MP and Shri Nalin kumar Kateel, MP.

(a)  &  (b)  Presently,  no waste  to  energy  plant  has  been  commissioned in the  North Eastern Region. However, one waste to energy plant of 1.0 MW under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) is under construction in the State of Manipur.

The  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  provides  Central  Financial  Assistance (CFA)  for  setting  up  of  waste  to  energy  plants  utilizing  agricultural  waste,  urban  waste, industrial  waste  and  Municipal  Solid  Waste  (MSW)  to  generate  power  in  all  States  /  UTs including North Eastern Region. In addition, under the Swachh Bharat Mission, the Ministry of Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  also  provides  central  assistance  for  Solid  Waste  Management including Waste to Energy Plants as per the guidelines.

(c)  to  (e)  So  far  180  waste  to  energy  plants  have  been  installed  based  on  Municipal  Solid Waste (MSW), Urban, Industrial and Agricultural Waste / residues for generation of power and biogas to meet thermal and electrical energy needs of industries and for production of BioCNG for transportation as well as cooking fuel etc. State / UT wise details of operational Waste  to  Energy  plants  set  up  including  Municipal  Solid  Waste  (MSW)  plants,  as  on 28.02.2018 is given in the Annexure. The waste to energy plants supported by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy are working properly as per the objectives set under the waste to energy programme.

## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 286 for 15/02/2018 regarding 'Waste-to-Energy Plants'

State-wise details of waste-to-energy plants set up with installed capacity (operational) and number of plants, as on 28.02.2018

| SI. No.   | Name of State / Union Territories   | MSW based Power Plants   | Agricultural, Urban &Industrial Effluent/Waste based Waste to Energy plants   | Agricultural, Urban &Industrial Effluent/Waste based Waste to Energy plants   | Agricultural, Urban &Industrial Effluent/Waste based Waste to Energy plants   | Agricultural, Urban &Industrial Effluent/Waste based Waste to Energy plants   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                                     | MW                       | Grid Power MW                                                                 | Off-grid Power                                                                | Biogas m 3 /day                                                               | BioCNG                                                                        |
|           |                                     | (No. of plants)          | (No. of plants)                                                               | MW (No. of plants)                                                            | (No. of plants)                                                               | Kg/day (No. of plants)                                                        |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                      | -                        | 23.16 (4)                                                                     | 17.66 (11)                                                                    | 74,640 (6)                                                                    | -                                                                             |
| 2         | Bihar                               | -                        | -                                                                             | -                                                                             | 12,000 (1)                                                                    | -                                                                             |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh                        | -                        | -                                                                             | 0.33 (1)                                                                      | -                                                                             | -                                                                             |
| 4         | Delhi                               | 52.00 (3)                | -                                                                             | -                                                                             | -                                                                             | -                                                                             |
| 5         | Gujarat                             | -                        | -                                                                             | 11.28 (10)                                                                    | 24,840( 4)                                                                    | 12,538 (2)                                                                    |
| 6         | Haryana                             | -                        | -                                                                             | 4.0 (2)                                                                       | -                                                                             | 2,050 (2)                                                                     |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh                    | -                        | -                                                                             | -                                                                             | 12,000 (1)                                                                    | -                                                                             |
| 8         | Karnataka                           | -                        | 1.00 (1)                                                                      | 4.8 (3)                                                                       | 58,080 (3)                                                                    | -                                                                             |
| 9         | Kerala                              | -                        | -                                                                             | -                                                                             | 2,760 (1)                                                                     | -                                                                             |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh                      | 11.4 (1)                 | 3.9 (2)                                                                       | -                                                                             | 5,640 (3)                                                                     | 1,200 (1)                                                                     |
| 11        | Maharashtra                         | 3.00 (1)                 | 9.59 (3)                                                                      | 14.63 (10)                                                                    | 73,080 (8)                                                                    | 19,533 (3)                                                                    |
| 12        | Punjab                              | -                        | 9.25 (2)                                                                      | 4.17 (3)                                                                      | 33,720 (5)                                                                    | 1,847 (1)                                                                     |
| 13        | Rajasthan                           | -                        | -                                                                             | 3.0 (1)                                                                       | -                                                                             | 4,000 (2)                                                                     |
| 14        | Tamil Nadu                          | -                        | 6.4 (3)                                                                       | 4.05 (3)                                                                      | 1,42,920 (27)                                                                 | -                                                                             |
| 15        | Telangana                           | -                        | 18.5 (3)                                                                      | 1.0 (1)                                                                       | 30,000 (4)                                                                    | -                                                                             |
| 16        | Uttar Pradesh                       | -                        | -                                                                             | 44.63 (22)                                                                    | 57,200 (5)                                                                    | 2,000 (1)                                                                     |
| 17        | Uttarakhand                         | -                        | -                                                                             | 1.89 (2)                                                                      | 67,200 (5)                                                                    | 5,460 (1)                                                                     |
| 18        | West Bengal                         | -                        | -                                                                             | -                                                                             | 14,040(2)                                                                     | -                                                                             |
|           | Total (180)                         | 66.4 (5)                 | 71.8 (18)                                                                     | 111.44 (69)                                                                   | 6,08,120 (75)                                                                 | 48,628 (13)                                                                   |