Lok Sabha Question No. 4411 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-20
Subject: Installation of Biogas Plants
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Lumbaram Choudhary, Smt. Kamlesh Jangde, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4411

ANSWERED ON 20/08/2025

## INSTALLATION OF BIOGAS PLANTS

4411. SHRI DINESHBHAI MAKWANA SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO SHRI LUMBARAM CHOUDHARY SMT KAMLESH JANGDE

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up a medium size biogas plants for off-grid power and other applications
- (b) if so, the details of the provisions of central financial assistance for the same; and
- (c) the details of medium sized biogas plants installed during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) & (b) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is supporting the installation of medium-size biogas plants (ranging from above 25 to 2,500 cubic metres of biogas generation capacity per day) under the Biogas Programme, which is a component of the National Bioenergy Programme for  a  period  01.04.2021  to  31.03.2026.  The  Central  Financial Assistance  (CFA) being provided by MNRE for supporting installation of medium size biogas plants in the country, is given in Annexure- I.
- (c)  A  total  36  number  of  medium  size  biogas  plants  have  been  installed  under  the  Biogas Programme of MNRE during the last three years. The details are given in Annexure- II.

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REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO Parts (a)  &  (b)  OF THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  4411,  TO  BE ANSWERED  ON  20.08.2025  ON  'INSTALLATION  OF BIOGAS PLANTS''.

The details of CFA being provided for medium size biogas plants (above 25 M 3 to 2500 M 3 biogas generation per day) under the Biogas Programme.

| Power generating Capacity (kW)   | CFA** limited to the following ceiling limit   | CFA** limited to the following ceiling limit   | Administrative Charges for PIA*   | Administrative Charges for PIA*   |
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Power generating Capacity (kW)   | Power Generation                               | Thermal Application                            | Power Generation                  | Thermal application               |
| 3 kW- 50 kW                      | ₹ 45,000 per kW                                | ₹ 22,500 per kWeq thermal/ cooling             | 10% of the CFA                    | 5% of the CFA                     |
| >50 kW- 200 kW                   | ₹ 40,000 per kW                                | ₹ 20,000/- per kWeq thermal/ cooling           | ₹2,00,000/- (fixed)               | ₹1,00,000/- (fixed)               |
| >200 kW- 250 kW                  | ₹ 35,000 per kW                                | ₹ 17,500/- per kWeq thermal/ cooling           | ₹2,50,000/- (fixed)               | ₹1,00,000/- (fixed)               |

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## REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO Part (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4411,  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  20.08.2025  ON  'INSTALLATION  OF  BIOGAS PLANTS''.

The details  of  State-wise  details  of  the  number  of  medium-size  (off-grid)  biogas  plants installed during the last three years under the Biogas Programme.

| S No   | State         |   Total numbers of installed plants |   Total Installed Capacity (KW) |
|--------|---------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1      | Haryana       |                                   1 |                           43.75 |
| 2      | Karnataka     |                                   1 |                           25    |
| 3      | Maharashtra   |                                  15 |                         1267.5  |
| 4      | Punjab        |                                   3 |                           45.75 |
| 5      | Tamil Nadu    |                                   7 |                         1600    |
| 6      | Uttarakhand   |                                   1 |                           10    |
| 7      | Uttar Pradesh |                                   4 |                          181    |
| 8      | West Bengal   |                                   1 |                           37.5  |
| 9      | Odisha        |                                   2 |                          175    |
| 10     | Telangana     |                                   1 |                          200    |
| Total  | Total         |                                  36 |                         3585.5  |

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