Lok Sabha Question No. 2622 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-27
Subject: Development of Bio-Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2622

TO BE ANSWERED ON-27.12.2018

## DEVELOPMENT OF BIO-ENERGY

## 2622. SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:- the details of funds sanctioned, released and utilized by the State Governments along with the achievements made for the development of bio-energy during each of the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (I/C) (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

The Ministry has been implementing following schemes for development of bio-energy in the country:

- 1) Programme on Energy from urban, industrial and agricultural wastes/ residues;
- 2) Scheme to support biomass based co-generation in sugar mills and other industries;
- 3) New National biogas and organic manure programme;
- 4) Biogas based power generation and thermal applications programme.

The  details  of  funds  sanctioned,  released  and  utilized  by  the  State  Governments  along with the achievements made for the development of bio-energy under these schemes during each of the last three years and the current year are given in Annexure .

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2622 for 27/12/2018 regarding 'Development of Bio-Energy'

1.  Scheme  name : 'Programme on Energy from urban, industrial and agricultural wastes/residues'
2. Scheme Name : Scheme to support biomass based co-generation in sugar mills and other industries
3. Scheme name :   'National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP) upto 2017-18 and New National Biogas and Organic Manure Programme (NNBOMP) for 2018-19 as on 20.12.2018 .
4. Scheme Name : 'Biogas Based Power Generation (off -grid) Programme and Biogas Power Generation and Thermal Application Programme  (BPGTP) ' for 2018-19  as on 20.12.2018.

| Year                      |   Funds Sanctioned (Rs. in Crores) |   Funds released (Rs. in Crores) |   Achievement (MWorMW eq ) |
|---------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 2015-16                   |                               6.41 |                            13.28 |                       5.65 |
| 2016-17                   |                              16.02 |                            16.9  |                      34.99 |
| 2017-18                   |                               6.41 |                            15.22 |                      29.5  |
| 2018-19 (till 30.11.2018) |                               0    |                             0    |                       4.79 |

| Year                      |   Funds Sanctioned (Rs. in Crores) |   Funds released (Rs. in Crores) |   Achievement (MW) |
|---------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------|
| 2015-16                   |                              45.6  |                            39.46 |                364 |
| 2016-17                   |                              18.17 |                            14.32 |                164 |
| 2017-18                   |                              11.6  |                            11.22 |                528 |
| 2018-19 (till 21.12.2018) |                               0    |                             5.5  |                371 |

| Year    |   Funds Sanctioned (Rs. Crores) | Funds released (Rs. Crores)   | Achievement (Nos of biogas plants)   |
|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 2015-16 |                          111.62 | 90.57                         | 74,639                               |
| 2016-17 |                          111.81 | 76.18                         | 55,024                               |
| 2017-18 |                           72.03 | 65.01                         | 43,840                               |
| 2018-19 |                          130    | 21.67 (as on 17.12.2018)      | 4,400 (up to 30th Nov 2018)          |

| Year    |   Funds Sanctioned (Rs. Crores) | Funds released (Rs. Crores)   | Achievement (MWe)           |
|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2015-16 |                            3.92 | 3.33                          | 1.0960                      |
| 2016-17 |                            3.18 | 2.74                          | 0.8845                      |
| 2017-18 |                            2.68 | 2.68                          | 0.7890                      |
| 2018-19 |                            3.02 | 0.51 (as on 17.12.2018)       | 0.872 (up to 30th Nov 2018) |