Lok Sabha Question No. 301 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Biomass Gasification
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 301

ANSWERED ON 24.03.2022

## BIOMASS GASIFICATION

## *301. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that Biomass gasification for thermal application use is one of the most financially viable among renewable energy technologies and very well adopted by tiny, small and medium level entrepreneurs/industrialists thereby savingfifty per cent of the fuel cost used in thermal application using diesel as burning fuel;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is also aware of the fact that Gasifiers manufactured in India using Biomass are well accepted world wide and have large export demand from different parts of the world;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Indian Gasifier manufacturers are facing issues like delay in sanctioning of the subsidy claims about selling Gasifiers for domestic use; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (f)  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 301 for ANSWER ON 24-3-2022 Regarding BIOMASS GASIFICATION

(a) & (b) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy under 'Programme on Energy from Urban, Industrial,  Agricultural  Wastes/Residues  and  Municipal  Solid  Waste'  has  been  promoting Biomass Gasifiers for meeting thermal or electrical requirements of tiny, small and medium level industries. The programme which was valid till 31.03.2021 has been continued beyond 31.03.2021 and upto FY 2025-26 only for meeting committed liabilities. No new sanctions are to be issued.

The  Biomass  Gasifiers  are  being  used  for  several  thermal  applications  like  drying,  biscuit baking, cooking, drying of rubber etc. With reliable & quality supply of biomass, the cost per unit of thermal energy produced from a Biomass gasifier may be reduced by @50% depending upon the cost of Biomass/ kg relative to the cost of diesel.

(c) & (d) The Biomass Gasifiers manufactured in India are well accepted worldwide. Institutes like IISc, Bangalore have also been involved in Biomass Gasifier technology transfers as well as  supporting  projects  in  various  countries,  like  Japan,  Switzerland,  Italy,  Brazil,  Zambia, Nigeria, Cuba, Thailand, etc. Details of Biomass gasifiers exported from India are placed at Annexure .

(e) & (f) Under 'Programme on Energy from Urban, Industrial, Agricultural Wastes/Residues and Municipal Solid Waste', Ministry had sanctioned a total Central Financial Assistance (CFA) of Rs 0.84 Cr to 08 nos. of Biomass Gasifiers out of 11 Biomass Gasifier proposals received in the Ministry till 31.03.2021. Sanction for one proposal was later cancelled.

Out of remaining 07 sanctioned projects, claim for release of CFA for 05 projects have been received. Out of these 05 proposals, three proposals have been processed for disbursement and two proposals are incomplete.

All  proposals  for  CFA  are  processed  without  any  delays  subject  to  fulfilling  of  all eligibility conditions and receipt of requisite documents as per Programme guidelines.

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Annexure in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 301 to be answered on 24.03.2022 regarding 'Biomass Gasification'

'Details of Biomass gasifiers exported from India during last 3 years and current years'

| Biomass Gasifiers exported   | 2018-2019   | 2019-2020   | 2020-2021   | 2021-2022 (Apr-Jan)   |
|------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|
| Values in Rs. Lacs           | 1,653.91    | 3,340.58    | 3,257.21    | 1,346.75              |
| Quantity in thousands        | 0.51        | 1.45        | 8.05        | 0.42                  |

Source: Export Import Data Bank, Department of Commerce for

Commodity:  84051010 PRODUCER GAS AND WATER GAS GENERATORS