Lok Sabha Question No. 439 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Establishment of Bio-Gas Plants
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Girish Chandra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 439 ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## ESTABLISHMENT OF BIO-GAS PLANTS

## 439. SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA

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

- (a) the types of bio-gas plants established during the last two years in the country;
- (b) the amount of subsidy being provided per year to bio-gas plants established in the country with special reference to Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to produce bio-gas in proper scale and launch it commercially after purifying and bottling it; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and, if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR POWER, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

## (SHRI R. K. SINGH)

- (a) to (d) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has been supporting installation of biogas plants in the country through the following schemes:
- (i) S mall size biogas plants (1-25 m 3 biogas per day) under New National Biogas and Organic Manure Programme(NNBOMP)
- (ii) Medium size biogas plants (30-2500 m 3 biogas per day) under the Biogas based Power Generation (Off-Grid) and Thermal Energy Applications Programme (BPGTP); and
- (iii) Large size biogas plants (above 2500 m 3 biogas per day) biogas plants under Programme on Energy from Urban, Industrial, Agricultural Wastes/ Residues and Municipal Solid Waste (Waste to Energy Scheme).

These schemes were valid till 31.03.2021. Beyond 31.03.2021, the Bio-energy Programme of  MNRE  has  been  continued  for  the  period  of  FY  2021-22  to  FY  2025-26  only  to  meet  the already created liabilities and no new projects are to be sanctioned.

The Central  Financial  Assistance  (CFA)  which  was  being  provided  under  the  above schemes when they were being implemented was as follows:-

- (i) Rs. 7500/- to Rs. 35,000/- per plant based on size of the plant in cubic meter under NNBOMP;
- (ii) Rs. 25,000 /- to Rs. 40,000 /- per kilowatt for power generation and Rs. 12,500 /- to Rs. 20,000/- per kilowatt equivalent for thermal applications under BPGTP; and
- (iii) Rs 1.0 crore per 12000 m 3 per day for biogas generation and Rs 4.0 Crore per 4800 Kg/day for Bio-CNG generation under Waste to Energy Scheme.

The amount of CFA released under the above Schemes during the last two years has been given in Annexure-I. As stated above all these schemes came to an and in 2021.

Under the  Sustainable  Alternative  Towards  Affordable  Transportation  (SATAT),  Government  of India is promoting the production of Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) as an alternative green transport fuel wherein Oil and Gas Marketing Companies (OGMCs) are procuring the produced CBG.

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## REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.439, TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022 ON 'ESTABLISHMENT OF BIO-GAS PLANTS'.

Amount of CFA released under the Biogas Schemes of MNRE during the last two years is given as under:

| Year    |   Total Amount of CFA released to all States/ UTs (Rs. in Crores) |   Amount of CFA released to Uttar Pradesh States (Rs. in Crores) |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                                                             35.5  |                                                             1.42 |
| 2020-21 |                                                             37.41 |                                                             0.35 |

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