Lok Sabha Question No. 2797 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: Energy from Organic Waste
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Amol Ramsing Kolhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2797

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2019

## ENERGY FROM ORGANIC WASTE

2797. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE

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

- (a)  whether  any  study  was  undertaken  to  access  the  potential  of  energy  recovery  from industrial and urban organic waste in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  number  of  plants  that  have  been  set  up  for  electricity  generation  from  urban, agricultural and Industrial waste in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  major  challenges  that  are  being  faced  by  waste  to  energy  plants  with regard to generation/ efficiency;
- (d)  the  funds  allocated/sanctioned  by  the  Government  for  the  said  purpose  during  the  last three years and the current year;
- (e) whether the aims and objectives of setting up of these plants have been achieved and the desired targets met; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the other steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) A study was undertaken by GEF-UNIDO in the year 2016 in consultation with Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to access the potential of energy generation from Industrial and  urban  organic  waste  in  India.  As  per  study,  the  total  estimated  energy  generation potential from urban and Industrial organic waste in India is approximately 5690 MW as on 2017.
- (b) So far 96 waste-to-energy projects for generation of electricity based on Urban, industrial, agricultural  waste  and  Municipal  Solid  Waste  have  been  successfully  established  in  the country. The State/UT-wise details of installed waste-to-energy plants in the country, as on 31.10.2019, are given at Annexure
- (c) Major challenges faced by waste to energy plants with regards to generation/efficiency is given as below:
- i). Poor quality of municipal solid waste,
- ii). lack  of  an  efficient  mechanism  to  segregate  waste  into  biodegradable/dry/wet/ carbonaceous materials, etc. components
- iii). seasonal variations in waste composition and properties
- iv). high capital and O&M costs of waste-to-energy systems,
- v).  lack of indigenous technology,

(d) During the last three years, funds to the tune of Rs. 76 crore were allocated under Waste to Energy Programme out of which Rs 32.64 crore were released to various developers for setting  up  of  Waste  to  Energy  projects  for  generation  of  Biogas/BioCNG/Power.    In  the current year, funds to the tune of Rs.75 crore have been allocated under Waste to Energy and Biomass programmes and Rs.0.82 crore have been released for setting up of Waste to Energy projects for generation of Biogas/BioCNG/Power till date.

In  addition  to  above,  Under  the  National  Clean  Energy  Fund  (NCEF),  The  Department  of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance in its 11th meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) held  on  25th  September,  2014  has  approved  a  grant  of  Rs.  120  Crore  as  Viability  Gap Funding to M/s East Delhi Waste Processing Company Limited (EDWPCL) for setting up of 12 MW Waste to Energy Plant in Ghazipur Delhi. The full amount of Rs.120 crore has been released to EDWPCL in two installments. The first installment amounting Rs. 60 crore was released on 19-10-2016 and the second installment amounting Rs.60 crore was released on 1st March, 2017.

(e)  &  (f)  Objectives  of  the  waste-to-energy  plants  are  to  utilize  agricultural,  industrial  & urban including municipal solid waste to recover energy in the form of Power/Biogas/BioCNG.    In  order  to  recover  energy  from  waste/effluent  generated  from industries distillery, paper and pulp, pharmaceutical industries etc and urban/rural areas, 199 projects  with  cumulative  capacity  of  329.43  MWeq  have  been  set  up  so  far  meeting objectives of the scheme.

The technologies for  the  recovery  of  Biogas/Power  from  these  wastes  are  well  established and  such  plants  work  with  supply  of  sufficient  &  quality  feedstock  whose  Operation  & Maintenance is kept properly on regular basis work well.

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Annexure

Annexure referred to in Reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2797 for 05/12/2019 regarding 'Energy from Organic Waste'

'State-wise details of number of installed waste-to-energy plants set up for generation of electricity in the country, as on 31.10.2019'

| S.No.    | State/UT       | No. of plants of Waste to Energy set up for generation of electricity   |
|----------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh | 15                                                                      |
| 2        | Chhattisgarh   | 1                                                                       |
| 3        | Delhi          | 3                                                                       |
| 4        | Gujarat        | 10                                                                      |
| 5        | Haryana        | 2                                                                       |
| 6        | Karnataka      | 5                                                                       |
| 7        | Madhya Pradesh | 3                                                                       |
| 8        | Maharashtra    | 15                                                                      |
| 9        | Punjab         | 7                                                                       |
| 10       | Rajasthan      | 1                                                                       |
| 11       | Tamil Nadu     | 6                                                                       |
| 12       | Telangana      | 4                                                                       |
| 13       | Uttar Pradesh  | 22                                                                      |
| 14       | Uttarakhand    | 2                                                                       |
| Total 96 | Total 96       | Total 96                                                                |