Lok Sabha Question No. 4308 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Energy from Garbage Waste
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENRGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4308

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2019

## ENERGY FROM GARBAGE WASTE

## 4308. Dr. M.K. VISHNU PRASAD

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

- (a) the names of cities and towns where the projects of generating energy from garbage waste has been started;
- (b) the details of municipalities awaiting for taking off this project, pending NOC from the Government;
- (c) the efforts taken by the Government to encourage more and more municipalities to for such plants of recycling and energy generation;
- (d)  whether  the  specific  grants  are  being  given  to  various  municipalities  for  starting  such projects; and
- (e) 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)  The  list  of  cities  and  towns  where  projects  for  generating  power  from  municipal  solid waste are in operation is placed at Annexure-I.
- (b) The status of seven Waste to Energy projects received in the Ministry of Environment, Forest  and  Climate  Change  during  last  3  years  for  environmental  clearance  is  given  at Annexure-II.
- (c) Various steps taken by the Government to ensure that more and more Municipalities opt for Waste to Energy (WtE) plants, include
- i). Central Financial Assistance (CFA)  upto 35%  of the cost for Solid Waste Management (SWM) projects including Waste to Energy projects to States/Union Territories.
- ii). Issue  of  advisory  to  the  State  Electricity  Distribution  Companies  (DISCOMs)  to purchase  power  generated  by  Waste  to  Energy  plants  at  the  generic  tariff  notified  by  the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC).

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- iii). According to the amended Tariff Policy, Distribution Licensee(s) shall compulsorily procure 100% power produced from all Waste-to-Energy plants in the State at the tariff determined by the Appropriate Commission under Section 62 of the Act.
- iv). Concessional  Customs  Duty  and  GST  at  rate  of  5%  for  initial  setting  up  of  grid connected  projects  for  power  generation  from  wastes  of  renewable  nature  including municipal solid waste.
- (d) & (e) No specific grants are given to Municipalities directly. CFA upto 35% of the cost for  Solid  Waste  Management  (SWM)  projects  including  Waste  to  Energy  projects  is provided to States/Union Territories.

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Annexure-I

Annexure, referred to in Reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 4308 for 18/07/2019 regarding 'Energy from Garbage Waste'

'the  list  of  cities  and  towns  where  projects  for  generating  power  from municipal solid waste are in operation, as on 31.05.2019'

| Sr. No   | State          | City/Town            | Installed Capacity (MW)   |
|----------|----------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Delhi          | Gazipur, Delhi       | 12.00                     |
| 2        | Delhi          | Narela Bawana, Delhi | 24.00                     |
| 3        | Delhi          | Okhla, Delhi         | 16.00                     |
| 4        | Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur             | 11.50 (9MW exportable)    |
| 5        | Maharashtra    | Sholapur             | 3.0                       |
|          |                |                      | 66.50MW                   |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure, referred to in Reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 4308 for 18/07/2019 regarding 'Energy from Garbage Waste'

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has received seven projects on Waste to Energy for Environmental Clearance during the last three years. The status is as follows:

|   Sl.No. | Project                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Status                                                                                                                 | Date of grant                             |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Proposed 25 MW Municipal Solid Waste based Thermal Power Plant (Waste to Energy) at Tehkhand, Okhla, South East Delhi, New Delhi by M/s Tehkhand Waste to Electricity Project Ltd.                                   | EC granted                                                                                                             | 26.7.2018                                 |
|        2 | Proposed 21 MW Municipal Solid Waste based Power Plant at Villages Kolua Khurd, Adampur Chhavani, Phanda Block, Huzur Tehsil, Bhopal District by M/s Bhopal Municipal Solid Waste Private Limited.                   | EC granted                                                                                                             | 11.01.2019                                |
|        3 | 20 MW Waste to Energy Power Plant based on 72 TPD Municipal Solid Waste using Cold Plasma Gasification Technology near Ghazipur Landfill Site, East Delhi by M/s A.G. Dauters Waste Processing Private Limited       | ToR issued                                                                                                             | 16.07.2019                                |
|        4 | Expansion of power plant from 16 MW to 40 MW (Waste to Energy) at NDMC Compost Plant Site Near Okhla STP, Okhla, New Delhi by M/s Timarpur Okhla Waste Management Company Pvt. Ltd.                                  | ToR issued                                                                                                             | 20.8.2018.                                |
|        5 | 2 50 MW Municipal Solid Waste Power Project (using Ultra Cold Plasma Technology) at Village Ramnagar Mazra Ahatmali, Tehsil & District Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh by M/s A.G. Dauters Waste Processing Private Limited | As per the EIA Notifications and amendments thereof, these projects have not yet completed their EIA process. Thus, no |                                           |
|        6 | 50 MW Municipal Solid Waste Power Project (using Ultra Cold Plasma Technology) at Shahjahanpur, Tehsil Kakra Kankar Kund, District Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh by M/s A.G. Dauters Waste Processing Private Limited  | with the Environment, Climate Change.                                                                                  | project is pending Ministry of Forest and |
|        7 | 400 MW Municipal Solid Waste Power Project (using Cold Plasma Technology) at Tehsil & District Ram Chak Bairiya, Patna, Bihar M/s AGD Bairiya Energy Private Limited.                                                |                                                                                                                        |                                           |