Lok Sabha Question No. 5370 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Waste to Energy Plants
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, D.K. Suresh, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama, Bhagwanth Khuba

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENRGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5370

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2019

## WASTE TO ENERGY PLANTS

5370. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL SHRI D.K. SURESH Dr. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  or  launched  any  scheme  for  setting  up  of waste-to-energy  plants  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise  including Maharashtra;
- (b)  the  details  of  such  projects  likely  to  be  set  up  across  the  country,  State/UT-wise  including Maharashtra ;
- (c) whether such waste-to-energy plants have already been set up or functioning in the country and if so, the number and details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether these plants are working properly and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the aims and objectives of setting up of these plants have been achieved or the desired targets met and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing the scheme ' Programme on Energy from Urban, Industrial and Agricultural Wastes/ Residues ' for promotion of setting up of waste-to-energy plants to recover energy in the form of Biogas or BioCNG or Power from Urban, Industrial  and  Agricultural  Waste  /  Residues  for  meeting  certain  niche  energy  demands  of  urban, industrial and commercial sectors in the country. The scheme provides Central Financial Assistance in the form of back-ended subsidy to Developers towards setting of such projects.

So  far  186  waste-to-energy  projects  for  generation  Biogas/BioCNG/Power  based  on  urban, industrial,  agricultural  waste  and  Municipal  Solid  Waste  have  been  established  in  the  country including the state of Maharashtra.

The  State/UT-wise  details  of  installed  and  likely  to  be  set  up  waste-to-energy  plants  in  the country, as on 30.06.2019, are given in Annexure-I.

- (d) & (e) The main objective for setting up waste-to-energy plants is 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, solvent  extraction,  rice  mills,  textiles,  pharmaceutical  industries  etc  and  urban/rural  areas,  186 projects with cumulative capacity of 317.03 MWeq have been set up so.

The technologies for the recovery of Biogas/Power from these wastes are well established and with sustained supply of requisite quality feedstock and proper operation & maintenance on regular basis, these plants run properly and efficiently.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (b) & (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5370 for 25/07/2019 regarding 'Waste to Energy plants'

## State/UT-wise number of waste-to-energy plants set up and likely to be set up in the country, as on 30.06.2019

| SI. No.                                         | Name of State / Union Territories               | MSW based Power Plants                          | Agricultural, Urban& Industrial Effluent/Waste based Waste to Energy plants   | Agricultural, Urban& Industrial Effluent/Waste based Waste to Energy plants   | Agricultural, Urban& Industrial Effluent/Waste based Waste to Energy plants   | Agricultural, Urban& Industrial Effluent/Waste based Waste to Energy plants   | Total Installed      | No. of Waste- to- Energy plants likely   |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------|
|                                                 |                                                 | Power (Grid)                                    | Power (Grid)                                                                  | Power (Off-grid)                                                              | Biogas (Off-grid)                                                             | BioCNG (Off-grid)                                                             |                      | to be                                    |
|                                                 |                                                 | MW (No. of plants)                              | MW (No. of plants)                                                            | MW (No. of plants)                                                            | m 3 /day (No. of plants)                                                      | Kg/day (No. of plants)                                                        | MWeq (No. of plants) | set up                                   |
| 1                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                  | -                                               | 23.16 (4)                                                                     | 17.66 (11)                                                                    | 60,240 (5)                                                                    | -                                                                             | 46.44 (20)           | 4                                        |
| 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                                         | -                                               | -                                                                             | 11.275 (10)                                                                   | 24,840( 4)                                                                    | 21,138 (4)                                                                    | 17.45 (18)           | 2                                        |
| 6                                               | Haryana                                         | -                                               | -                                                                             | 4.0 (2)                                                                       | -                                                                             | 2,050 (2)                                                                     | 4.46 (4)             | 1                                        |
| 7                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                | -                                               | -                                                                             | -                                                                             | 12,000 (1)                                                                    | -                                                                             | 1.00 (1)             | 1                                        |
| 8                                               | Karnataka                                       | -                                               | 1.00 (1)                                                                      | 4.8 (3)                                                                       | 58,080 (3)                                                                    | 1800 (1)                                                                      | 11.05 (8)            | 1                                        |
| 9                                               | Kerala                                          | -                                               | -                                                                             | -                                                                             | 2,760 (1)                                                                     | -                                                                             | 0.23 (1)             | -                                        |
| 10                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                  | 11.5 (1)                                        | 3.9 (2)                                                                       | -                                                                             | 25,566 (4)                                                                    | 1,200 (1)                                                                     | 17.78(8)             | -                                        |
| 11                                              | Maharashtra                                     | 3.00 (1)                                        | 9.59 (3)                                                                      | 14.63 (10)                                                                    | 1,10,580 (10)                                                                 | 19,533 (3)                                                                    | 40.30 (27)           | 2                                        |
| 12                                              | Punjab                                          | -                                               | 9.25 (2)                                                                      | 4.17 (3)                                                                      | 33,720 (5)                                                                    | 1,847 (1)                                                                     | 16.65 ( 11)          | -                                        |
| 13                                              | Rajasthan                                       | -                                               | -                                                                             | 3.0 (1)                                                                       | -                                                                             | 4,000 (2)                                                                     | 3.91 (3)             | -                                        |
| 14                                              | Tamil Nadu                                      | -                                               | 6.4 (3)                                                                       | 4.05 (3)                                                                      | 1,57,320 (28)                                                                 | -                                                                             | 22.96 (34)           | 1                                        |
| 15                                              | Telangana                                       | -                                               | 18.5 (3)                                                                      | 1.0 (1)                                                                       | 30,000 (4)                                                                    | -                                                                             | 22.00 (8)            | 3                                        |
| 16                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                   | -                                               | -                                                                             | 44.625 (22)                                                                   | 57,200 (5)                                                                    | 2,000 (1)                                                                     | 49.81 (28)           | 3                                        |
| 17                                              | Uttarakhand                                     | -                                               | -                                                                             | 1.89 (2)                                                                      | 67,200 (5)                                                                    | 5,460 (1)                                                                     | 8.49 (8)             | -                                        |
| 18                                              | West Bengal                                     | -                                               | -                                                                             | -                                                                             | 14,040(2)                                                                     | -                                                                             | 1.17 (2)             | -                                        |
|                                                 | Total                                           | 66.5 (5)                                        | 71.8 (18)                                                                     | 111.43 (69)*                                                                  | 6,65,606 (78)                                                                 | 59,028 (16)                                                                   | 317.03               |                                          |
| GRID- 138.30 MW(23) OFF-GRID -178.73 MWeq (163) | GRID- 138.30 MW(23) OFF-GRID -178.73 MWeq (163) | GRID- 138.30 MW(23) OFF-GRID -178.73 MWeq (163) | GRID- 138.30 MW(23) OFF-GRID -178.73 MWeq (163)                               | GRID- 138.30 MW(23) OFF-GRID -178.73 MWeq (163)                               | GRID- 138.30 MW(23) OFF-GRID -178.73 MWeq (163)                               | GRID- 138.30 MW(23) OFF-GRID -178.73 MWeq (163)                               | (186) 18             | (186) 18                                 |