Lok Sabha Question No. 3607 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: National Bio Energy Programme
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Jagannath Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3607

ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023

## NATIONAL BIO ENERGY PROGRAMME

## 3607. SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR

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

- (a) the details of the National Bio Energy Programme;
- (b) the number of biogas, bioCNG and power plants established so far through Central Financial Assistance (CFA) under the said programme, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) whether there is a risk of deforestation involved in the use of biomass; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)  &  (b)  The  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  notified  the  National  Bioenergy Programme  (NBP)  in  November,  2022  for  the  period  01.04.2021  to  31.03.2026.  This programme, with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 1715 Crore, shall be implemented in two phases. The first phase has a budgetary outlay of Rs. 858 Crore. This programme provides Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for setting up of Bioenergy plants.

As on 31.07.2023, 6 nos. of  BioCNG plants and 11143 nos. of small biogas plants have been commissioned, sanctions for which have been issued under the NBP guidelines notified on 02.11.2022. The State/ UT-wise details of these plants are given in Annexure .

- (c) & (d) National Bioenergy Programme, inter alia , promotes the utilization of biomass such as  surplus  agricultural  residue,  agro-based  industrial  residue,  industrial  wood-waste,  forest residue, energy plantation based biomass etc. for energy generation and therefore would not pose a risk of deforestation.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3607 to be answered on 10.08.2023 on 'National Bioenergy Programme'

State/UT-wise details of no. of plants commissioned and sanctions for which have been issued under the National Bioenergy Programme (NBP) guidelines notified on 2.11.2022 (as on 31.07.2023)

| S. No.   | State/ Union Territories   | No. of plants commissioned and sanctions for which have been issued under the NBP guidelines notified on 2.11.2022   | No. of plants commissioned and sanctions for which have been issued under the NBP guidelines notified on 2.11.2022   |
|----------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ Union Territories   | Small Biogas No. of plants                                                                                           | BioCNG                                                                                                               |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh             | 30                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 2        | Bihar                      | 9                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh               | 118                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 4        | Goa                        | 11                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 5        | Gujarat                    | 224                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 6        | Haryana                    | 43                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 7        | Karnataka                  | 2488                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 8        | Kerala                     | 683                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh             | 2083                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 10       | Maharashtra                | 4167                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                    |
| 11       | Odisha                     | 96                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 12       | Punjab                     | 835                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                    |
| 13       | Rajasthan                  | 20                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 14       | Tamil Nadu                 | 46                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                    |
| 15       | Uttar Pradesh              | 126                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                    |
| 16       | Uttarakhand                | 164                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                    |
| Total    | Total                      | 11143                                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                                    |