Lok Sabha Question No. 1623 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-05
Subject: Biofuels Projects under PM JI-VAN
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Bastipati Nagaraju, Shri B K Parthasarathi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1623

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 th December, 2024

## BIOFUELS PROJECTS UNDER PM JI-VAN

## 1623. SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI: SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU:

## पेᮝोिलयम और ᮧाकृितक गैस मंᮢी

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

- (a) the details regarding the number of proposals sent and approved for establishing biofuels projects under PM JI-VAN scheme especially from Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details regarding the financial assistance allocated and disbursed till date for approved biofuels projects supported under PM JI-VAN;
- (c) the details regarding the physical progress of selected biofuels projects and the proposed timeline for their completion; and
- (d) whether any delay occurred in completion of biofuels projects, if so, the details thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  address such delays?

## 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) The  Government  had  notified  the  'Pradhan  Mantri  JI-VAN  (Jaiv  IndhanVatavaran Anukool fasal  awashesh Nivaran)  Yojana' 2019, amended in 2024, to provide financial support for integrated bio-ethanol projects for setting up Advanced Biofuels projects in the country using lignocellulosic biomass and other renewable feedstock. Under this scheme, a total of 14 commercial scale proposals and  8  demonstration  scale  proposals  were  submitted  for  approval,  of  which  8 commercial scale proposals including one from Andhra Pradesh and 4 demonstration scale proposals have been approved.

(b) & (c) The total financial outlay under the PM-JIVAN Yojana is Rs. 1969.50 crore for the period 2018-19 to 2028-29 of which financial assistance of more than Rs.908 crore has been approved to Public & Private Sector Companies as per details given below:

|   S. No. | Projects Developer                                  | Project Type   |   Approved Financial Assistance (Rs. in Crore) | Financial Assistance Disbursed (Rs. in Crore)   | Timeline of Completion                 |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|        1 | Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Haryana             | Commercial     |                                         150    | 75                                              | Commissioned                           |
|        2 | Bharat Oil Corporation Limited, Odisha              | Commercial     |                                         150    | 75                                              | Mechanically Completed                 |
|        3 | Hindustan Oil Corporation Limited, Punjab           | Commercial     |                                         150    | 37.5                                            | Mechanically completion December, 2024 |
|        4 | Numaligarh Refineries Limited, Assam                | Commercial     |                                         150    | 75                                              | Mechanically Completed                 |
|        5 | Mangalore Refinery Petrochemical Limited, Karnataka | Commercial     |                                         100    | -                                               | Yet to Start                           |
|        6 | Rice Cellulose Private Limited, Andhra Pradesh      | Commercial     |                                         150    | -                                               | Yet to Start                           |
|        7 | Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Haryana             | Demonstration  |                                          15    | -                                               | Mechanically Completed                 |
|        8 | Hindustan Oil Corporation Limited, Bihar            | Demonstration  |                                          15    | -                                               | Under pre- construction activity       |
|        9 | Lignopura Agrotech Pvt Ltd, Maharashtra             | Demonstration  |                                          13.25 | -                                               | Under pre- construction activity       |
|       10 | Godavari Biorefineries Ltd, Karnataka               | Demonstration  |                                          15    | -                                               | Under pre- construction activity       |

(d)   The completion of projects has been delayed due to the COVID-19 outbreak impacting  plant  construction,  limited  vendors  for  new  technology  equipment, extended lead time for specialized items like evaporators, etc. Project implementation  is  monitored  regularly  by  Government  and  issues  resolved  on ongoing basis.

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