Lok Sabha Question No. 1629 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: National Bioenergy Programme
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1629

ANSWERED ON 30/07/2025

## NATIONAL BIOENERGY PROGRAMME

## 1629. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY

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

- (a) the details of aims and objectives of National Bioenergy Programme (NBP) being implemented in the country;
- (b) the details of bioenergy projects being installed in the State of Andhra Pradesh, district-wise;
- (c) the details of components under which bio-energy projects have been set up in Andhra Pradesh under Phase-I;
- (d) the details of preparations that the Government is making for Phase-II since Phase-I is likely to be completed by this financial year; and
- (e) the details of financial and other assistance extended to Andhra Pradesh to install bioenergy projects since the launch of NBP?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) To attain the ambitious renewable energy targets and to achieve self-reliance in the energy sector, the National Bioenergy Programme (NBP) is being implemented by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) with the following objectives: -
- i. To  support  the  setting  up  of  waste  to  energy  projects  for  generation  of  biogas, compressed biogas and power from urban, industrial, agricultural wastes and residues;
- ii. To  support  setting  up  of  biomass  briquette  and  pellet  manufacturing  plants  and  to support biomass (non-bagasse) based cogeneration projects; and
- iii. Setting up of small and medium size biogas plants for clean cooking fuel and meeting the stationary needs of thermal and small power applications.
- (b)  &  (c)  The  district-wise  details  of  bioenergy  projects  supported  under  the  three  subcomponents of the NBP in the state of Andhra Pradesh are given in the Annexure-I.
- (d)  The Ministry as a pre-requisite for Phase-II preparation, have initiated carrying out the third-party evaluation of Phase-I of NBP.
- (e) The Central Financial Assistance (CFA) pattern under NBP is given at Annexure-II.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b), and (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1629 to be answered on 30.07. 2025 regarding 'National B ioenergy Programme' .

The district-wise details of bioenergy projects supported in the State of Andhra Pradesh:-

## (a) Under Waste to Energy Programme

| District       |   Nos. of project sanctioned | Cumulative Installed Capacity   |
|----------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Chittoor       |                            1 | 1680 Kg/day                     |
| Guntur         |                            1 | 850 Kg/day                      |
| Kurnool        |                            1 | 800 Kg/day                      |
| Vishakhapatnam |                            1 | 850 Kg/day                      |

## (b) Under Biomass Programme

| District      |   Nos. of project sanctioned | Cumulative Installed Capacity                     |
|---------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| West Godavari |                            1 | 8 MWNon-Bagasse Cogeneration Power plant          |
| East Godavari |                            1 | 3.87 MWBiomass (Non-Bagasse) cogeneration project |

## (c) Under Biogas Programme

| District   |   Nos. of project sanctioned |
|------------|------------------------------|
| Anamayya   |                            1 |
| Bapatla    |                            7 |
| Chittor    |                           12 |
| Guntur     |                            9 |
| Krishna    |                            8 |
| Palnadu    |                           13 |
| Prakasam   |                            6 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1629 to be answered on 30.07.2025 regarding 'National B ioenergy Programme' .

The CFA pattern for various sub-components under the NBP, may be seen below:

| Waste to Energy Programme                                                                | CFA in Rs Crore                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Biogas generation                                                                        | Rs 0.25 Crore per 12000cum/day                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| BioCNG generation                                                                        | Rs 4.0 Crore per 4800 kg/day (for BioCNG generation from new biogas plant) Rs 3.0 Crore per 4800 kg/day (for BioCNG generation from existing Biogas plant)                                                                                          |
| Power generation based on Biogas                                                         | Rs 0.75 Crore/MW (for power generation from new biogas plant) Rs 0.5 Crore/MW (for power generation from existing Biogas plant)                                                                                                                     |
| Power based on bio &agro- industrial waste                                               | Rs 0.4 Crore/MW                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Biomass Gasifier                                                                         | Rs. 2,500 per kWe with dual fuel engines for electrical application Rs. 15,000 per kWe with 100% gas engines for electrical application Rs. 2 lakh per 300 kWth for thermal applications                                                            |
| Biomass Programme                                                                        | CFA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Briquette manufacturing plants                                                           | Rs. 9.00 Lakhs/ TPH (Maximum CFA- Rs. 45.00 Lakh per project).                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Non-Torrefied Pellet manufacturing plant                                                 | Rs. 21 lakhs/MTPH production capacity or 30% of the capital cost considered for plant and machinery of 1 TPH plant, whichever is lower (Maximum Rs. 105 lakhs per project)                                                                          |
| Torrefied Pellet manufacturing plant                                                     | Rs. 42 lakhs/MTPH production capacity or 30% of the capital cost considered for plant and machinery of 1 TPH plant, whichever is lower (Maximum Rs. 210 lakhs per project)                                                                          |
| Non-Bagasse Cogeneration Projects                                                        | Rs. 40 Lakhs/ Megawatt Maximum CFA- Rs. 5.00 Crore per project).                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Biogas Programme                                                                         | CFA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| For small biogas plants (1-25 cubic meter/day plant capacity):                           | Rs. 9,800/- to Rs. 70,400/- per plant based on size of the plant in cubic meter                                                                                                                                                                     |
| For Power generation and thermal application (25 - 2500 cubic meter/day plant capacity): | Rs. 35,000/- to Rs. 45,000/- per kilowatt for power generation Rs. 17,500/- to Rs. 22,500/- per kilowatt equivalent for thermal applications. Note: 20% higher than Standard CFA in for NER, Island, Registered Gaushalas and SC/ST beneficiaries); |