Lok Sabha Question No. 3239 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: National Policy on Bio-fuels
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, Behanan Benny, Faizal P.P. Mohammed, Adoor Prakash, Amar Singh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3239 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 th  August, 2021

## National Policy on Bio-fuels

## 3239. SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:

ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

DR. AMAR SINGH:

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Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the National Biomass Repository proposed under the National Policy on Bio-fuels, 2018 has been operationalised, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b)   whether  any  second-generation  (2G)  ethanol  technologies  and  biorefineries have been developed as proposed under the National Policy on Biofuels, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  the  volume  of  ethanol  and  biodiesel  domestically  produced  during  the  last three years and the current year; and
- (d)   the  number  of  Second  Generation(2G)  bio-ethanol  manufacturing  projects supported  including  the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  disbursed  under Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana, year-wise, from inception till date?

## ANSWER

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## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a): National Policy on Bio-fuels, 2018 envisages creation of a National Biomass Repository  by  conducting  appraisal  of  biomass  across  the  Country.  Technology Information, Forecasting  and  Assessment  Council  (TIFAC),  an  autonomous organisation under Department of Science and Technology (DST) has published a study  report  titled  ' Estimation  of  Surplus  Crop  Residue  in  India  for  Biofuel Production ' jointly with Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI).

As a follow up to the aforesaid study, TIFAC along with National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad has carried out an estimation of residual biomass and

its energy potential on PAN India basis on a further disaggregated at a level of 1 square  kilometre  through  spatial  information  system.  This  has  focussed  on  four major crops namely rice, wheat, sugarcane and cotton.

(b):  The  Government  has  allowed  procurement  of  ethanol  produced  from  other non-food feedstocks besides molasses, like cellulosic and lignocellulosic materials including  petrochemical  route.  Oil  PSUs  have  entered  into  Memorandum  of Understanding (MoUs) with State Governments and Technology Providers for 2G ethanol bio-refineries. Oil Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) have planned to set up second generation (2G) ethanol bio-refineries to augment ethanol supplies for Ethanol  Blended  Petrol  (EBP)  Programme  at  Panipat  in  Haryana,  Bathinda  in Punjab, Bargarh in Odisha, Numaligarh  in Assam and  Davangere  in Karnataka.

(c): Under the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme, the quantity of ethanol supplied for Ethanol Supply Year  (ESY) 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and ongoing ESY 2020-21 as on 02.08.2021 is 150.50 crore litres, 188.57 crore litres, 173.03 crore  litres  and  209.67  (till  02.08.2021)  crore  litres  respectively.  The  details  of biodiesel procured by PSU OMCs for blending with diesel during the years 201819, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 (April to July) are 8.22, 10.55, 0.51 and 0.05 crore litres respectively.

(d):  Government  has  approved  financial  support  of  Rs.  150  crore  each  to  4 commercial projects at Bathinda (Punjab) of HPCL, Panipat (Haryana) of IOCL, Bargarh (Odisha) of BPCL and Numaligarh (Assam) of NRL & Rs 15 crore to 1 demo  plant  at  Panipat  (Haryana)  of  IOCL  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  JI-VAN Yojana.

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