Lok Sabha Question No. 511 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Expansion of Feedstock Base to Promote Bio-diesel Production
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Sher Singh Ghubaya, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Shri Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Shri Shankar Lalwani, Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Shri Alok Sharma, Shri Darshan Singh Choudhary, Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 511 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 th February, 2025

## EXPANSION OF FEEDSTOCK BASE TO PROMOTE BIO-DIESEL PRODUCTION

## †511.  SHRI ALOK SHARMA:

SHRI JASWANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR:

SHRI SUKHJINDER SINGH RANDHAWA:

SHRI DARSHAN SINGH CHOUDHARY:

SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA:

SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI:

## पेᮝोिलयम और ᮧाकृ ितक गैस मंᮢी

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

- (a)  the  present  status  of  the  feedstock  base  along  with  the  quantity  of  bio-diesel  being produced in the country, State-wise;
- (b)  whether  any  other  sources  are  being  considered  by  the  Government  to  expand  the feedstock base for bio-diesel production;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether there is any proposal to produce bio-gas from agricultural waste and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether  any  promotional  schemes  have  been  formulated  to  encourage  private  sector investment in bio-diesel production and if so, the details thereof;
- (f)  the number of private sector companies invested in the said project during the last five years and the current year;
- (g)  whether the Government has any plan to set up new ethanol plant in Mayurbhanj District of Odisha and if so, the details thereof; and
- (h)  whether the Government proposes to adopt PPP model in bio-diesel production, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

पेᮝोिलयम और ᮧाकृितक गैस मंᮢालय मᱶ रा᭔य मंᮢी (᮰ी सुरेश गोपी)

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

(a) to  (c)  The National Policy on Biofuels-2018, as amended in 2022, has identified various feedstocks  for  bio-diesel  production,  which inter-alia include  non-edible  oilseeds,  used cooking  oil  (UCO),  animal  tallow,  acid  oil,  short  gestation  non-edible  oil  rich  crops,  algal feedstock etc. Currently, 107  plants are registered with Public Sector Oil  Marketing

Companies  for  supply  of  bio-diesel.  The  State-wise  details  of  these  plants  along  with  their production capacities are given below:

| State                                                                                | Nos. of Plants                                                                       | Capacity* (KL per Day)                                                               |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                       | 8                                                                                    | 2198                                                                                 |
| Assam                                                                                | 1                                                                                    | 23                                                                                   |
| Gujarat                                                                              | 19                                                                                   | 1777                                                                                 |
| Haryana                                                                              | 4                                                                                    | 143.5                                                                                |
| Jharkhand                                                                            | 2                                                                                    | 100                                                                                  |
| Karnataka                                                                            | 4                                                                                    | 701                                                                                  |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                       | 5                                                                                    | 116                                                                                  |
| Maharashtra                                                                          | 7                                                                                    | 244.5                                                                                |
| Odisha                                                                               | 2                                                                                    | 60                                                                                   |
| Punjab                                                                               | 1                                                                                    | 10                                                                                   |
| Rajasthan                                                                            | 17                                                                                   | 1306                                                                                 |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                           | 6                                                                                    | 1275                                                                                 |
| Telangana                                                                            | 6                                                                                    | 168                                                                                  |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                        | 18                                                                                   | 957                                                                                  |
| West Bengal                                                                          | 7                                                                                    | 1560                                                                                 |
| Grand Total                                                                          | 107                                                                                  | 10639                                                                                |
| *Name plate capacity (as per 'Consent to Operate' issued by Pollution Control Board) | *Name plate capacity (as per 'Consent to Operate' issued by Pollution Control Board) | *Name plate capacity (as per 'Consent to Operate' issued by Pollution Control Board) |

- (d) Government  has  launched SATAT  (Sustainable  Alternative Towards  Affordable Transportation)  initiative  on  1.10.2018  with  the  aim  of  establishing  an  ecosystem  for production  and  use  of  compressed  biogas  (CBG)  from  various  waste/  bio-mass  sources including agri-residue. Under this initiative CBG plants are set up across the country, based on the techno-commercial  feasibility  and feed stock availability. Oil and  Gas  Marketing Companies (OGMCs) viz. IOCL, HPCL, BPCL, GAIL, and IGL invite expression of interest (EOI) from the entrepreneurs for procurement of CBG for further marketing.
- (e) & (f) The  Government  has  taken  several  measures  to  encourage  investment  in biodiesel  production  which inter-alia include  prescribing  indicative  target  of  blending  of biodiesel in diesel / direct sale of biodiesel under the National Policy on Biofuels, notifying of 'Guidelines  for  sale  of  biodiesel  for  blending  with  high  speed  diesel  for  transportation purposes-2019', reduction of GST rate for procurement of biodiesel for blending programme from  12% to 5%, etc. Further,  'Pradhan  Mantri  JI-VAN (Jaiv  Indhan  -  Vatavaran  Anukool fasal  awashesh  Nivaran)  Yojana'  2019  has  been  amended  in  August  2024  for  granting financial assistance for setting up Advanced Biofuel Projects including bio-diesel.
- (g) Ethanol production plants are set up by entrepreneurs/companies/co-operative societies etc. depending upon the techno-economic viability of the project as per their investment plans.
- (h) Bio-diesel production plants are set up by the project proponents in the private sector depending on the commercial/ economic viability of the project. Currently, there is no proposal to adopt PPP model for Bio-diesel production.

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