Lok Sabha Question No. 4073 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Biogas/Waste Plants
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey, Shankar Lalwani, Queen Oja, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4073

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2019

## BIOGAS/WASTE PLANTS

4073. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI,

SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA,

DR.BHARATIBAN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL

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

- (a) whether the Government has set up biogas/waste-to-energy plants in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  number  of  such  plants  with  installed  capacity operating in the country, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to promote such power plants?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)  to  (c)  The  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  promotes  installation  of  Biogas/ Waste-to-Energy plants to generate Biogas/BioCNG/power  in the Country through following schemes/incentives:

- i. Financial  assistance  available  under  the  Programme  on Energy  from  Urban, Industrial and Agricultural Wastes/ Residues for setting up large scale Biogas plants/Waste to Energy plants.
- ii. Financial assistance available under Biogas based Power Generation (Off-Grid) and Thermal Energy application Programme (BPGTP) for  promoting biogas generation  for  decentralized  applications  viz.  decentralized  power  generation  in the  capacity  range  3  kW  to  250  kW  and  also  for  thermal  energy  applications having size range of biogas plants from 30 m3 to 2500 m3 per day.
- iii. Concessional Customs Duty and GST at rate of 5% for initial setting up of grid connected projects for power generation;
- iv. Must run status to Waste to Energy projects.
- v. Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  has  also  amended  the  Central  Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 and included the provisions for usage of biogas, in the form of bio-CNG, in motor vehicles produced from waste.

So far, 311 Biogas based Power generation projects (off-grid projects in the capacity range of  3kW  to  250kW)  with  cumulative  installed  capacity  of  7.128  MW  and  201  Waste-toEnergy  projects  with  cumulative  capacity  of  330.93MWeq  for  generation  of  Biogas /BioCNG /Power based on Urban, industrial and agricultural waste have been established in the country. As per the evaluation study of the BPGTP scheme, about 90 % of the installed projects / plants of the inspected sample size have been found to be in working condition.

The State/UT-wise details of installed Biogas based Power projects (off-grid projects in the capacity  range  of  3kW  to  250kW)  and  Waste-to-Energy  plants  in  the  country,  as  on 30.11.2019, are given at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

Annexure-I Annexure-I referred to in Reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha unstarred Question

No. 4073 for 12/12/2019 regarding 'Biogas/Waste Plants'

'State-wise details of installed capacity and number Biogas based Power generation projects (Off-Grid projects in the capacity range of 3kW to 250kW) set up in the country, as on 30.11.2019'

| S.No   | Name of the state   | Installed capacity &numbers of Biogas based Power plants   | Installed capacity &numbers of Biogas based Power plants   | Installed capacity &numbers of Biogas based Power plants   |
|--------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|        |                     | Nos                                                        | M 3                                                        | kW                                                         |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh      | 33                                                         | 4145                                                       | 466                                                        |
| 2      | Gujrat              | 01                                                         | 200                                                        | 20                                                         |
| 3      | Haryana             | 02                                                         | 2370                                                       | 135                                                        |
| 4      | Karnataka           | 66                                                         | 15075                                                      | 1570.5                                                     |
| 5      | Maharashtra         | 44                                                         | 7520                                                       | 825.5                                                      |
| 6      | Punjab              | 32                                                         | 8510                                                       | 922.5                                                      |
| 7      | Rajasthan           | 01                                                         | 60                                                         | 7.5                                                        |
| 8      | Tamil Nadu          | 38                                                         | 20970                                                      | 1971                                                       |
| 9      | Uttarakhand         | 10                                                         | 625                                                        | 73                                                         |
| 10     | Uttar Pradesh       | 34                                                         | 4950                                                       | 679                                                        |
| 11     | Madhya Pradesh      | 05                                                         | 650                                                        | 60                                                         |
| 12     | Kerala              | 38                                                         | 1060                                                       | 124                                                        |
| 13     | West Bengal         | 01                                                         | 340                                                        | 60                                                         |
| 14     | Odisha              | 01                                                         | 30                                                         | 6                                                          |
| 15     | Telangana           | 5                                                          | 2040                                                       | 208                                                        |
|        | Total               | 311                                                        | 68545                                                      | 7128                                                       |

## Annexure-II referred to in Reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 4073 for 12/12/2019 regarding 'Biogas/Waste Plants'

## 'State-wise details of installed capacity and number Waste-to-Energy plants set up for generation of Biogas, BioCNG and Power in the country, as on 30.11.2019'

|    |                  | Biogas generation plants     | BioCNG generation plants   | Power generation plants   | Total        |
|----|------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|--------------|
|    | State/UT         | (A) m 3 /day (No. of plants) | (B) Kg/day (No. of plants) | (C) MW (No. of plants)    | (A+B+C) MWeq |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh   | 90,540 (7)                   | -                          | 40.82(15)                 | 48.365 (22)  |
| 2  | Bihar            | 12,000 (1)                   | -                          | -                         | 1.00 (1)     |
| 3  | Chhattisgarh     | -                            | -                          | 0.33 (1)                  | 0.33 (1)     |
| 4  | Delhi            | -                            | -                          | 52.00 (3)                 | 52.00 (3)    |
| 5  | Gujarat          | 24,800( 4)                   | 28338 (5)                  | 11.275 (10)               | 19.25 (19)   |
| 6  | Haryana          | -                            | 4250 (3)                   | 4.0 (2)                   | 4.89 (5)     |
| 7  | Himachal Pradesh | 12,000 (1)                   | -                          | -                         | 1.00 (1)     |
| 8  | Karnataka        | 58,060 (3)                   | 9521 (3)                   | 7.8(5)                    | 14.62 (11)   |
| 9  | Kerala           | 2,760 (1)                    | -                          | -                         | 0.23 (1)     |
| 10 | Madhya Pradesh   | 27,014 (5)                   | 1,200 (1)                  | 15.4 (3)                  | 17.90(9)     |
| 11 | Maharashtra      | 1,09636 (10)                 | 27,723 (4)                 | 28.713 (15)               | 43.63 (29)   |
| 12 | Punjab           | 34800 (5)                    | 1,847 (1)                  | 14.92(7)                  | 18.20 ( 13)  |
| 13 | Rajasthan        | -                            | 4,000 (2)                  | 3.0 (1)                   | 3.83 (3)     |
| 14 | Tamil Nadu       | 1,50218 (28)                 | -                          | 10.45(6)                  | 22.97 (34)   |
| 15 | Telangana        | 37,100 (5)                   | -                          | 19.5(4)                   | 22.59 (9)    |
| 16 | Uttar Pradesh    | 62,320 (6)                   | 2,000 (1)                  | 44.63 (22)                | 50.24 (29)   |
| 17 | Uttarakhand      | 67,260 (5)                   | 5,880 (2)                  | 1.89 (2)                  | 8.72 (9)     |
| 18 | West Bengal      | 14,000(2)                    | -                          | -                         | 1.17 (2)     |
|    | Total            | 7,02,508 (83)                | 84,759 (22)                | 254.73 (96)               | 330.93 (201) |