Lok Sabha Question No. 1129 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Ethanol Plants
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar, M V V Satyanarayana, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, Midhun Reddy, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1129

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020

## Ethanol Plants

## 1129.   SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA:

SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has given clearances to Oil Public Sector Unit's to set up new 2G ethanol plants recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number of companies that have applied till date to set up these plants along with such plants that have been granted clearances till date State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a) to (c) : The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has received five (5) proposals for grant of Environmental Clearances for setting up new 2G ethanol plants under the provisions of the Environment Imapct Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006. Out of which four (04)  projects  were  granted  environmental  clearance  to  oil  Public  sector  companies  and  one project was granted Terms of reference for preparation of EIA/EMP report. The details of said projects are annexed herewith.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A-C) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1129  REGARDING 'ETHANOL  PLANTS' BY  SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI: SHRI  M.V.V.  SATYANARAYANA:  SHRI  POCHA  BRAHMANANDA  REDDY:  SHRI  N. REDDEPPA: SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY: SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY DUE FOR REPLY ON 07.02.2020

## The  details  of  projects  for  which  Terms  of  References/Environmental  Clearances  granted  by  the Ministry for Setting up new 2G Ethanol Plants.

|   S. No. | Project details                                                                                                                                                                                     | State          | Status                                                  |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Setting up Bamboo based Ethanol Project at village Owguri Chapori Gaon, Mouza Morong, Tehsil &District Golaghat (Assam) by M/s Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (Now M/s Assam Bio Refinery Private Limited) | Assam          | Environmental clearance granted on 6 th November, 2017  |
|        2 | Ligno-cellulosic 2G Ethanol Plant of 100 KLPD at Village Baulsingha, Tehsil Bhatli, District Bargarh (Odisha) by M/s Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd                                               | Odisha         | Environmental clearance granted on 10 th August, 2018   |
|        3 | Setting up 2G Ethanol Bio-refinery Plant of capacity 100 KLPD by M/s Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited at Village Nasibpura, Tehsil Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda (Punjab)                          | Punjab         | Environmental clearance granted on14 th August, 2018    |
|        4 | Installation of 100 KLPD Ligno-Cellulosic 2G Ethanol Plant at Baholi, Block Madlauda, Panipat Refinery Road, District Panipat (Haryana) by M/s Indian Oil Corporation Limited                       | Haryana        | Environmental clearance granted on 13 th November, 2019 |
|        5 | Installation of 100 KLPD Ligno-cellulossic 2G Ethanol plant at Agasode, Tehsil Bina, District Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) by M/s Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd                                        | Madhya Pradesh | Terms of reference granted on 11 th February, 2018      |