Lok Sabha Question No. 4010 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Energy Generation through Waste/ Garbage
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Parvatagouda Chandanagouda Gaddigoudar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4010

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2019

## ENERGY GENERATION THROUGH WASTE/GARBAGE

## 4010. SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government has set up new projects at some places in the country for generation of power from municipal solid wastes/garbage or assisted the State Governments for this project;
- (b) if so, the details along with the estimated cost and power generation capacity thereof;
- (c)  whether  it  is  proposed  to  extend  the  projects  to  various  other  States  in  the  country particularly in the State of Karnataka;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government has also taken any steps to increase the capacity of production of power from biomass in the country; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise 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)&(b) A total capacity of 63.50 MW of projects for generation of power from  municipal solid  wastes/garbage  have  been  set  up  in  the  country  in  recent  past  by  private  developers selected by competitive bidding by Local Urban Bodies in various States.

The State/UT-wise details of projects set up in recent past along with the estimated cost and power generation capacity are given at Annexure-I .

(c)&(d) Various steps taken by the Union Government to promote installation of projects for generation of power from municipal solid wastes/garbage in the country including the State of Karnataka are given as below:

- (i)  Concessional  Customs  Duty  and  GST  at  rate  of  5%  for  initial  setting  up  of  grid connected  projects  for  power  generation  from  wastes  of  renewable  nature  including Municipal Solid Waste/garbage;
- (ii)  According  to  the  amended  Tariff  Policy,  Distribution  Licensee(s)  shall  compulsorily procure 100% power produced from all the Waste-to-Energy plants in the State, in the ratio of their procurement of power from all sources including their own, at the tariff determined by the Appropriate Commission under Section 62 of the Act.
- (iii) Under Swachch Bharat Mission-Urban, Financing of upto 35% of the cost in the form of Viability Gap Funding to States/Union Territories is available for Solid Waste Management (SWM) project including Waste to Energy projects based on Municipal Solid Waste/garbage.

(iv)  Under  Rule  21  of  Solid  Waste  Management  Rules  2016,  non-recyclable  waste  having calorific value of 1500kCal/kg or more shall not be disposed of on landfills and shall only be utilized  for  generating  energy  either  or  through  refuse  derived  fuel  or  by  giving  away  as feedstocks for preparing refuse derived fuels.

(e)  &  (f)  In  order  to  increase  the  capacity  of  production  of  power  from  biomass  in  the country, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy launched a scheme to support biomass based cogeneration  in  sugar  mills  and  other  industries.  The  scheme  supports  biomass  based cogeneration,  projects  with  Central  Financial  Assistance  (CFA)  @  Rs  25  Lakhs  /  MW  of surplus exportable capacity and Rs 50 Lakhs / MW of installed capacity depending on the type of fuel used.  The State/UT-wise details of projects of production of power from biomass are given at Annexure-II .

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure-I referred to in Reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 4010 for 12/12/2019 regarding 'Energy Generation through Waste/Garbage'

'The list of projects for generation of power from municipal solid waste/garbage in the Country set up in recent past'

| Sr. No   | State          | City/Town            | Installed Capacity (MW)   | Total cost of project   |
|----------|----------------|----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1        | Delhi          | Ghazipur, Delhi      | 12.00                     | Rs 155 Crore            |
| 2        | Delhi          | Narela Bawana, Delhi | 24.00                     | Rs. 487 crores          |
| 3        | Delhi          | Okhla, Delhi         | 16.00                     | Rs 188 Crore            |
| 4        | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur             | 11.50 (9MW exportable)    | Rs 178 Crore            |
|          |                |                      | 63.50MW                   |                         |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure-II referred to in Reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 4010 for 12/12/2019 regarding 'Energy Generation through Waste/Garbage'

' The list of projects for generation of power from biomass in the Country, as on 10.12.2019'

|    | Name of State/ UT   | Cumulative Installed Capacity (in MW)                 | Cumulative Installed Capacity (in MW)        |
|----|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|    | Name of State/ UT   | Grid Connected Biomass Power and Bagasse Cogeneration | Off-Grid Biomass (Non- Bagasse) Cogeneration |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh      | 378.2                                                 | 98.98                                        |
| 2  | Bihar               | 113                                                   | 8.20                                         |
| 3  | Chhattisgarh        | 228                                                   | 2.50                                         |
| 4  | Gujarat             | 65.3                                                  | 12                                           |
| 5  | Haryana             | 121.4                                                 | 84.26                                        |
| 6  | Karnataka           | 1811.6                                                | 15.20                                        |
| 7  | Madhya Pradesh      | 93                                                    | 12.35                                        |
| 8  | Maharashtra         | 2499.7                                                | 16.40                                        |
| 9  | Telangana           | 158.1                                                 | 1                                            |
| 10 | Punjab              | 194                                                   | 123.10                                       |
| 11 | Rajasthan           | 119.3                                                 | 2.00                                         |
| 12 | Tamil Nadu          | 969                                                   | 28.55                                        |
| 13 | Uttarakhand         | 73                                                    | 57.50                                        |
| 14 | Uttar Pradesh       | 1957.5                                                | 158.01                                       |
| 15 | West Bengal         | 300                                                   | 19.92                                        |
| 16 | Odisha              | 50.4                                                  | 8.82                                         |
| 17 | Kerala              | -                                                     | 0.72                                         |
| 18 | Himachal Pradesh    | -                                                     | 7.20                                         |
| 19 | Meghalaya           | -                                                     | 13.80                                        |
| 20 | Jharkhand           | -                                                     | 4.30                                         |
|    | Total               | 9131MW                                                | 674.81MW                                     |