Lok Sabha Question No. 2641 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Setting up of Waste-to-Energy Plants
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2641

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2016

## SETTING UP OF WASTE -TO - ENERGY PLANTS

## 2641.  SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL :

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

- (a) the total number of waste to energy plants currently operational in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to set up more waste-to-energy plants in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the waste-to-energy plants which are currently operational use mixed waste instead of dry waste and if so, whether they are detrimental to the environment and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the proposed plants are also intended to use mixed waste and if so, whether this could have  a  further  detrimental  impact  on  the  environment  and  if  so,  the  steps  being  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  POWER,  COAL,  NEW  AND  RENEWABLE  ENERGY  & MINES (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a): 33 Waste to Energy (WtE) Plants with a cumulative installed capacity of over 275 MW are currently operational in the country as per State/UT wise details given at Annexure - I .

(b): Ministry  of  New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is currently implementing a Programme on Energy from Urban, Industrial and Agricultural Wastes/Residues. The programme supports setting up of 5 pilot projects based on Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), besides projects based on urban, industrial and agricultural wastes/residues and provides for Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for projects of different categories as per details given at Annexure - II .

In addition to the above, Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has also launched Swachh Bharat Mission  (SBM)  and  one  of  the  admissible  components  under  this  is  Solid  Waste  Management including  establishment  of  Waste  to  Energy  (WtE)  plants  with  Central  support  up  to  35%  of  the project cost in the form of Viability Gap Funding (VGF)/Grant.

(c)&(d): WtE plants  that  are  currently  operational  in  the  country  are  based  on  thermal  (mass incineration/RDF burning) technology or on biological (biomethanation) technology. Dry mixed waste is  used in projects based on thermal conversion technology whereas source segregated wet waste is used in projects  based on biological conversion technology.  Both the technologies do not have any adverse  impact  on  the  environment  and  emissions  remain  within  the  limits  prescribed  by  Central Pollution Control Board. The details of Environmental Footprints from different WtE technologies, as per report published by NITI Aayog in May 2014, are given at Annexure - III.

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State-Wise  No.  of  Projects  and  Cumulative  Capacity  of  Grid  Connected  and  Decentralized Projects  installed under Waste to Energy Programme  as on 28.11.2016

| SI. No.   | Name of State/UT   | No. of Projects   |   Total CapacityinMW |
|-----------|--------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
| 1         | Delhi              | -                 |                16    |
| 2         | U.P.               | 4                 |                58.01 |
| 3         | Punjab             | 4                 |                19.2  |
| 4         | Maharashtra        | 5                 |                35.71 |
| 5         | Rajasthan          | 1                 |                 3.7  |
| 6         | Uttarakhand        | 1                 |                 4.52 |
| 7         | Haryana            | -                 |                 4    |
| 8         | Tamil Nadu         | 1                 |                21.15 |
| 9         | Chhattisgarh       | -                 |                 0.33 |
| 10        | Gujarat            | 1                 |                15.81 |
| 11        | A P.               | 8                 |                73.93 |
| 12        | M.P.               | 1                 |                 4.38 |
| 13        | Karnataka          | 3                 |                13.04 |
| 14        | Odisha             | -                 |                 0.02 |
| 15        | Bihar              | -                 |                 1    |
| 16        | West Bengal        | 2                 |                 2.17 |
| 17        | Himachal Pradesh   | 1                 |                 2    |
| 18        | Kerala             | 1                 |                 0.23 |
|           | Total              | 33                |               275.19 |

## Annexure II - Referred in reply to Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2641 for answer on 01.12.2016

## CENTRAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE PROGRAMME ON ENERGY FROM URBAN, INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES/RESIDUES

| Wastes/Processes/Technologies                                                                                                                                                | Central Financial Assistance                                                       |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1. Power generation from Municipal Solid Waste                                                                                                                               | Rs.2.00 crore/MW (Max. Rs.10.00 crore/Project)                                     |
| 2. Power generation or production of bio- CNG from biogas at Sewage Treatment Plant or through biomethanation of Urban and Agricultural Waste/Residues including cattle dung | Rs.2.00 crore/MW or bio-CNG from 12000 m 3 biogas/day (Max. Rs.5.00 crore/project) |
| 3. Biogas generation from Urban, Industrial and Agricultural Wastes/Residues                                                                                                 | Rs.0.50 crore/MW eq.(12000 m 3 biogas/day with maximum of Rs.5.00 crore/project)   |
| 4. Power Generation from Biogas (Engine/gas turbine route) and/or production of bio-CNG                                                                                      | Rs.1.00 crore/MW or bio-CNG from 12000m 3 biogas (Max. Rs.5.00 crore/project)      |
| 5. Power Generation from Biogas, solid Industrial, Agricultural Waste/residues excluding bagasse through Boiler + Steam turbine Configuration                                | Rs.0.20 crore/MW (Max. Rs.1.00 crore / project)                                    |

## Other incentives and support measures

- i) Incentives  to  State  Nodal  Agencies:  service  charge  @  Rs.1%  of  the  subsidy restricted to Rs.5.00 lakh per project,
2. ii) Financial  Assistance  for  promotional  activities:  for  organizing  training  courses, business  meets,  seminars/workshops  and  publicity/awareness,  subject  to  a maximum of Rs. 3.00 lakh per activity.
3. iii) In  addition,  concessional  customs  duty  and  excise  duty  exemption  are  also provided  for  initial  setting  up  of  grid  connected  projects  for  power  generation and/or production of Bio-CNG from waste.

## Annexure III - Referred in reply to Parts (c&d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2641 for answer on 01.12.2016

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