Lok Sabha Question No. 3037 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Electricity from Plastic Waste
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3037

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2020

## ELECTRICITY FROM PLASTIC WASTE

- +3037. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of increasing plastic waste in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  set  any  target  to  produce  the  electricity  from  biotic  and abiotic residues including plastic waste;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has made any exclusive scheme to produce electricity from alternative sources of energy in Bundelkhand and if so, the details thereof?

## 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)  The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forests  and  Climate  change  has  notified  Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 for environmentally sound management of plastic waste and  to  prevent  plastic  pollution  in  the  country.  The  Ministry  has  also  issued  'Standard Guidelines for Single-Use Plastic' on 21st January 2019 to all States/UTs and Ministries. The guidelines entail waste management system improvements, legal options for states/UTs to prohibit Single-Use Plastic items through regulatory measures, eco-friendly alternatives, social awareness and public education.
- (c)  to  (e) The Ministry  of  New  &  Renewable  Energy  is  implementing  a  'Programme  on Energy from Urban, Industrial, Agricultural Wastes/  Residues and Municipal Solid Waste' in the country including Budelkhand, for recovery of energy in the form of Biogas or BioCNG or Power from Urban, Industrial and Agricultural Waste / Residues.

The Ministry has set following targets under the programme:

- I. Setting  up  of  cumulative  installed  capacity  of  200MW  for  generation  of electricity from Municipal Solid Waste(MSW) where MSW fed into incinerator should  be  of  non-biodegradable,  non-recyclable,  non-reusable,  non-hazardous solid  waste  having  minimum  calorific  value  exceeding  1500  kcal/kg  and excluding chlorinated materials like plastic, wood pulp, etc;
- II. Setting  up  of  57MWeq  of  capacity  for  generation  of  energy  in  the  form  of Biogas/BioCNG from biodegradable waste.

Financial assistance available under the programme is as follows:

- a. Biogas generation :  Rs 1.0 crore per 12000cum/day;
- b. BioCNG  generation  (including  setting  of  Biogas  plant):  Rs  4.0  Crore  per 4800Kg/day;
- c. Power generation based on Biogas (including setting of Biogas plant): Rs 3.0 Crore per MW.
- d. Power generation based MSW: Rs 5.0 Crore per MW.
- e. Biomass Gasifier:
6.  Rs. 2,500 per kWe with duel fuel engines for electrical application
7.  Rs. 15,000 per kWe with 100% gas engines for electrical application
8.  Rs. 2 lakh per 300 kWth for thermal applications.

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