Lok Sabha Question No. 1701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Bio-energy Potential
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1701

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/11/2019

## BIO-ENERGY POTENTIAL

- +1701. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  schemes  proposed  by  the  Government  for  exploration  of  bio-energy potential in the country;
- (b)  the status of power production from the said energy sources. State/ UT-wise;
- (c)whether  the  bio-energy  plants  are  functional  in  rural  areas  of  the  country  and  if  so,  the details thereof  and if not , the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of bio-gas   plants set up in the country;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (f) whether the Government is implementing any scheme to set up bio-gas plants in each house of every farmer in the country; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY,  POWER and MoS for  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## (SHRI R. K. SINGH)

- (a)  The  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  has  formulated  following schemes for harnessing potential of Bio-Energy in the country:
- (i) New National Biogas and Organic Manure Programme (NNBOMP)
- (ii) Biomass Power and Bagasse Cogeneration Programme
- (iii) Biomass Gasification Programme
- (iv) Biomass Cogeneration (Non-bagasse) in Industry
- (v) Energy  recovery  from  Urban  and  Industrial  Wastes  including  Agriculture Waste/residue and cattle dung
- (vi) Biogas  based  Power  Generation  (Off-grid)  and  Thermal  energy  application Programme (BPGTP) in the capacity range of 3 kw to 250 kw.
- Under the above schemes, the Ministry provides Central Financial Assistance for setting up plants/projects besides providing support for programme implementation, information dissemination, trainings, R&D etc.
- (b)  The State/UT-wise details of Bio-Energy projects for power generation installed under the above schemes/programmes are given in Annexure-I.
- (c) Biomass power & cogeneration plants are installed mainly in rural areas of the country and more than 500 plants have been set up with a total installed capacity of 9.8 GW. The technologies  for  the  recovery  of  energy  from  Biomass  are  well  established  and  with

sustained  supply  of  requisite  quality  feedstock  and  proper  Operation  &  Maintenance  of plants on regular basis, these plants function properly and efficiently. As per an independent third party evaluation study conducted for the National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMP), which was operational during the period from 2012-13 to 2016-17 (12 th Five Year Plan Period), an overall functionality rate of about 96.5 % has been observed in 10 States. The State-wise details of operational and non-operational plants have been given in Annexure-II. (d) & (e) Yes, Sir. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing a Central Sector Scheme, the New National Biogas and Organic Manure Programme (NNBOMP) for setting up small biogas plants, based on cattle dung and other mixed wastes in remote, rural and  semi-urban  areas  of  the  country.    Under  the  NNBOMP,  a  target  of  setting  up  76,000 small biogas plants has been fixed for the current year, 2019-20. The State/UT-wise details of targets fixed for the current year are given in Annexure-III. (f) & (g)

Under the National Programme for Biogas Development, since inception till 201920,  a  cumulative  total  of  about  50.02  lakh  small  household  size  biogas  plants  have  been installed in the country and majority of the beneficiaries have been the farmers. During the current year, 2019-20, a target of setting up 76000 small biogas plants under the NNBOMP scheme  has  been  allocated  to  all  States/  UTs.  The  details  of  targets  set  are  given  in Annexure-III.

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## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE-I, REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1701 FOR ANSWERING ON 28.11.2019 ON 'BIO-ENERGY POTENTIAL'

## State / UT-wise Bio-Energy Projects installed for Power Generation

| Sr. No   | State/ UT        |   Waste to Energy (As on 30.10.2019) (in MW) |   Biomass Power + bagasse Co- generation (As on 30.09.2019) (in MW) |   Biomass co- generation (non- bagasse) (As on 30.09.2019) (in MW) |   Biogas Power Generation (Off- grid) Projects (MW e ) (As on 30.09.2019) |
|----------|------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh   |                                       40.82  |                                                               378.2 |                                                              98.98 |                                                                    0.466  |
| 2.       | Bihar            |                                        0     |                                                               113   |                                                               8.2  |                                                                    0      |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh     |                                        0.33  |                                                               228   |                                                               2.5  |                                                                    0      |
| 4.       | Delhi            |                                       52     |                                                                 0   |                                                               0    |                                                                    0      |
| 5.       | Gujarat          |                                       11.275 |                                                                65.3 |                                                              12    |                                                                    0.02   |
| 6.       | Haryana          |                                        4     |                                                               121.4 |                                                              84.26 |                                                                    0.135  |
| 7.       | Himachal Pradesh |                                        0     |                                                                 0   |                                                               7.2  |                                                                    0      |
| 8.       | Jharkhand        |                                        0     |                                                                 0   |                                                               4.3  |                                                                    0      |
| 9.       | Karnataka        |                                        7.8   |                                                              1811.6 |                                                              15.2  |                                                                    1.57   |
| 10.      | Kerala           |                                        0     |                                                                 0   |                                                               0.72 |                                                                    0.124  |
| 11.      | Madhya Pradesh   |                                       15.4   |                                                                93   |                                                              12.35 |                                                                    0.06   |
| 12.      | Maharashtra      |                                       28.713 |                                                              2499.7 |                                                              16.4  |                                                                    0.825  |
| 13.      | Meghalaya        |                                        0     |                                                                 0   |                                                              13.8  |                                                                    0      |
| 14.      | Odisha           |                                        0     |                                                                50.4 |                                                               8.82 |                                                                    0.006  |
| 15.      | Punjab           |                                       14.92  |                                                               194   |                                                             123.1  |                                                                    0.922  |
| 16.      | Rajasthan        |                                        3     |                                                               119.3 |                                                               2    |                                                                    0.0075 |
| 17.      | Tamil Nadu       |                                       10.45  |                                                               969   |                                                              28.55 |                                                                    1.971  |
| 18.      | Telangana        |                                       19.5   |                                                               158.1 |                                                               1    |                                                                    0.208  |
| 19.      | Uttar Pradesh    |                                       44.625 |                                                              1957.5 |                                                             158.01 |                                                                    0.679  |
| 20.      | Uttarakhand      |                                        1.89  |                                                                73   |                                                              57.5  |                                                                    0.073  |
| 21.      | West Bengal      |                                        0     |                                                               300   |                                                              19.92 |                                                                    0.06   |
|          | Total            |                                      254.73  |                                                              9131   |                                                             674.81 |                                                                    7.126  |

ANNEXURE-II, REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1701 FOR ANSWERING ON 28.11.2019 ON 'BIOENERGY POTENTIAL'

Overall Operational Status of Biogas Plants set up during 12 th Five  Year Plan Period (2012-13 to 2016-17) under the National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP)

| Operational Status - Overall Plants   | Operational Status - Overall Plants   | Operational Status - Overall Plants   | Operational Status - Overall Plants   | Operational Status - Overall Plants   | Operational Status - Overall Plants   | Operational Status - Overall Plants   |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                               | States                                | Total                                 | Not Operating                         | Operating                             | %of not operating                     | Operating biogas plants (%)           |
| 1                                     | Assam                                 | 1345                                  | 129                                   | 1216                                  | 9.6%                                  | 90.4%                                 |
| 2                                     | Chhattisgarh                          | 539                                   | 46                                    | 493                                   | 8.5%                                  | 91.5%                                 |
| 3                                     | Gujarat                               | 487                                   | 7                                     | 480                                   | 1.4%                                  | 98.6%                                 |
| 4                                     | Kerala                                | 577                                   | 2                                     | 575                                   | 0.3%                                  | 99.7%                                 |
| 5                                     | Maharashtra                           | 2747                                  | 4                                     | 2743                                  | 0.1%                                  | 99.9%                                 |
| 6                                     | Odisha                                | 657                                   | 31                                    | 626                                   | 4.7%                                  | 95.3%                                 |
| 7                                     | Punjab                                | 1405                                  | 1                                     | 1404                                  | 0.1%                                  | 99.9%                                 |
| 8                                     | Rajasthan                             | 132                                   | 1                                     | 131                                   | 0.8%                                  | 99.2%                                 |
| 9                                     | Sikkim                                | 32                                    | 8                                     | 24                                    | 25%                                   | 75%                                   |
| 10                                    | Telangana                             | 947                                   | 85                                    | 862                                   | 9%                                    | 91%                                   |
|                                       | Grand Total                           | 8868                                  | 314                                   | 8554                                  | 3.5%                                  | 96.5%                                 |

## ANNEXURE -III

## ANNEXURE-III,  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (d)  &  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1701 FOR ANSWERING ON 28.11.2019 ON 'BIO-ENERGY POTENTIAL'

State/UT-wise  and  State  Programme  Implementing  Agency-wise  (including  KVIC  &  NDDB)  Physical Targets allocated for setting up of small biogas plants under NNBOMP during the year 2019-20.

| Sl. No.   | State/ UT         | State / UT PIA               | Target (Numbers of plants)   | Target (Numbers of plants)   | biogas   | Total Nos. of Biogas Plants   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|----------|-------------------------------|
|           |                   |                              | General                      | S.C.                         | S.T.     |                               |
| (1)       | (2)               | (3)                          | (4)                          | (5)                          | (6)      | (7)                           |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | NREDCAP                      | 2500                         | 500                          | 1000     | 4000                          |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | APEDA                        | 100                          | -                            | 100      | 200                           |
| 3         | Assam             | FDA (S F)                    | 4000                         | 400                          | 600      | 5000                          |
| 4         | Bihar             | RDD                          | 500                          | 500                          | -        | 1000                          |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | CREDA                        | 3000                         | 1000                         | 1500     | 5500                          |
| 6         | Goa               | Agri Deptt.                  | 200                          | 100                          | -        | 300                           |
| 7         | Gujarat           | GAIC Ltd.                    | 1000                         | 600                          | 1000     | 2600                          |
| 8         | Haryana           | Agriculture Deptt. RDD       | 1500 800                     | 300 400                      | 200 --   | 2000 1200                     |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | RDD                          | 200                          | 100                          | 100      | 400                           |
| 10        | J&K               | RDD                          | 200                          | 100                          | 100      | 400                           |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | RDD                          | 300                          | 200                          | 200      | 700                           |
| 12        | Karnataka         |                              | 6000                         | 700                          | 300      | 7000                          |
| 13        | Kerala            | RDPRD Agriculture Deptt. RDD | 1000 800                     | 100 400                      | -- 200   | 1100 1400                     |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | MPSAIDC                      | 4000                         | 800                          | 1000     | 5800                          |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | RDD                          | 6500                         | 1200                         | 800      | 8500                          |
| 16        | Manipur           | RDD                          | 100                          | --                           | 100      | 200                           |
| 17        | Meghalaya         | MNREDA                       | 100                          | --                           | 400      | 500                           |
| 18        | Mizoram           | DA&V                         | 100                          | --                           | 300      | 400                           |
| 19        | Nagaland          | RDD                          | 100                          | --                           | 200      | 300                           |
| 20        | Odisha            | OREDA                        | 800                          | 400                          | 300      | 1500                          |
| 21        | Punjab            | PEDA                         | 4000                         | 500                          | --       | 4500                          |
|           | Puducherry        |                              | 200                          | --                           | --       | 200                           |
| 22 23     | Rajasthan         | RDD RDD                      | 2500                         | 400                          | 400      | 3300                          |
| 24        | Sikkim            | SREDA                        | 100                          | --                           | 200      | 300                           |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu        | RDPRD                        | 500                          | 300                          | 200      | 1000                          |
| 26        | Telangana         | RDD                          | 500                          | 300                          | 200      | 1000                          |
| 27        | Tripura           | TREDA                        | 100                          | 200                          | 200      | 500                           |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh     | UPNEDA                       | 1000                         | 500                          | --       | 1500                          |
| 29        | Uttarakhand       | UREDA RDD                    | 400 600                      | 100 100                      | -- 100   | 500 800                       |
| 30        | West Bengal       | RDD                          | 500                          | 100                          | 200      | 800                           |
| 31        |                   |                              |                              |                              |          | 200                           |
|           | A &NIsland        | RDPRD                        | --                           | 100                          | 100      |                               |
| 32        | Dadar &Nagar H.   | RDPRD                        | --                           | 100                          | 100      | 200                           |
| 33        | All States        | KVIC                         | 5000                         | 1200                         | 1000     | 7200                          |
| 34        | All States        | NDDB, Anand                  | 3000                         | 500                          | 500      | 4000                          |
|           | Total             |                              | 52200                        | 12200                        | 11600    | 76000                         |