Lok Sabha Question No. 2808 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-06
Subject: National Bio-energy Programme in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Pushpendra Saroj, Smt. Dimple Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2808

ANSWERED ON 06.08.2025

## NATIONAL BIO-ENERGY PROGRAMME IN UTTAR PRADESH

2808. SMT. DIMPLE YADAV SHRI PUSHPENDRA SAROJ

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

- (a) the details of towns/cities in Uttar Pradesh where Waste-to-Energy projects have been installed  along  with  funds  sanctioned  and  disbursed  under  the  National  Bioenergy Programme, district-wise;
- (b)  the  number  of  Biomass  (non-bagasse)  cogeneration  projects  established  under  the National Bioenergy Programme in Uttar Pradesh, district-wise;
- (c) whether any Briquette/Pellet manufacturing plants have been sanctioned for the State of Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the number of Biogas plants installed in Uttar Pradesh along with the funds allotted, sanctioned, and disbursed for them, district-wise; and
- (e)  whether  there  have  been  any  efforts  by  the  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh  to support  the  National  Bioenergy  Programme  and  to  increase  the  number  of  Biogas plants in the State and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details are placed at Annexure-I.
- (b)Total  two  nos.  of  Biomass  (non-bagasse)  cogeneration  projects  have  been  supported  in Kanpur Dehat and Muzaffarnagar districts of UP.
- (c ) Total three nos. of briquette/pellet projects have been sanctioned in three districts of UP, the details are placed at Annexure-II .
- (d) The details of district-wise biogas plants installed under Biogas and Waste-to-Energy subcomponent of National Bioenergy Programme in Uttar Pradesh is placed at Annexure -III.
- (e) In line with National Bioenergy Programme, Government of Uttar Pradesh have launched Bio Energy Policy 2022 to support the production of Compressed Biogas, Bio-Coal etc. in the state to reduce the carbon emissions and fossil fuel dependency of the state as well as country.

As inputs provided by UPNEDA, the salient points of the policy details are placed at Annexure -IV.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2808 to be answered on 06.08.2025 regarding 'National Bio -energy Programme in Uttar Pradesh'

District-wise details of projects sanctioned under WTE programme during NBP:

| District        |   No. of projects |   CFA Sanctioned (In Rs. Crores) |
|-----------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
| Bahraich        |                 1 |                             1    |
| Barabanki       |                 1 |                            10    |
| Bareilly        |                 2 |                             9.17 |
| Bulandshahar    |                 1 |                             2.5  |
| Gorakhpur       |                 1 |                            10    |
| Hapur           |                 1 |                             4.67 |
| Kannauj         |                 1 |                             2    |
| Kanpur Dehat    |                 1 |                             2    |
| Kushi Nagar     |                 1 |                             1.67 |
| Lakhimpur Kheri |                 1 |                             1.6  |
| Meerut          |                 2 |                            14.98 |
| Muzaffarnagar   |                 2 |                            11.83 |
| Prayagraj       |                 1 |                            10    |
| Saharanpur      |                 1 |                             5    |
| Total           |                17 |                            86.41 |

District-wise details of CFA released under WTE programme during NBP (FY 202223 to FY 2024-25):

| District      |   No. of projects |   CFA Released (In Rs. Crores) |
|---------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
| Bareilly      |                 1 |                           2.08 |
| Hapur         |                 1 |                           4.67 |
| Lucknow       |                 1 |                           1.8  |
| MEERUT        |                 1 |                           4.98 |
| Muzaffarnagar |                 3 |                          16.5  |
| Total         |                 7 |                          30.03 |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2808 to be answered on 06.08.2025 regarding 'National Bio -energy Programme in Uttar Pradesh'

|   Sr.No. | Name                        | State         | District    | Type      |   Capacity (Tons per Hour) |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------|-------------|-----------|----------------------------|
|        1 | Shri Rr Biofuel Industries  | Uttar Pradesh | Agra        | Briquette |                        8   |
|        2 | M/S A.P. Enterprise         | Uttar Pradesh | Shahjhanpur | Briquette |                        2   |
|        3 | Reliance Industries Limited | Uttar Pradesh | Barabanki   | Briquette |                        1.5 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2808 to  be  answered  on  06.08.2025  regarding  'National  Bio -energy  Programme  in  Uttar Pradesh'

The details of number of Biogas plants installed in Uttar Pradesh along with the funds allotted, sanctioned and disbursed for them, district-wise:

| Sl. No.   | District Name   |   Number of Biogas plants installed |   Funds Sanctioned (In Rs. Lakhs) |   Funds Disbursed |
|-----------|-----------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Baghpat         |                                   2 |                              0.29 |                 0 |
| 2         | Banda           |                                   6 |                              0.86 |                 0 |
| 3         | Bareilly        |                                  59 |                              8.46 |                 0 |
| 4         | Basti           |                                  68 |                              9.76 |                 0 |
| 5         | Bijnor          |                                  12 |                              1.72 |                 0 |
| 6         | Etawah          |                                   1 |                              0.14 |                 0 |
| 7         | Farrukhabad     |                                   1 |                              0.14 |                 0 |
| 8         | Firozabad       |                                   3 |                              0.43 |                 0 |
| 9         | Ghazipur        |                                   1 |                              0.14 |                 0 |
| 10        | Gorakhpur       |                                   1 |                              0.14 |                 0 |
| 11        | Jalaun          |                                   1 |                              0.14 |                 0 |
| 12        | Jhansi          |                                   1 |                              0.14 |                 0 |
| 13        | Kheri           |                                  10 |                              1.43 |                 0 |
| 14        | Mainpuri        |                                   3 |                              0.43 |                 0 |
| 15        | Mathura         |                                   1 |                              0.14 |                 0 |
| 16        | Meerut          |                                   6 |                              0.86 |                 0 |
| 17        | Muzaffarnagar   |                                  23 |                              3.3  |                 0 |
| 18        | Pilibhit        |                                  35 |                              5.02 |                 0 |
| 19        | Prayagraj       |                                  22 |                              3.16 |                 0 |
| 20        | Rampur          |                                  66 |                              9.47 |                 0 |
| 21        | Saharanpur      |                                  36 |                              5.17 |                 0 |
| 22        | Shahjahanpur    |                                  52 |                              7.46 |                 0 |
| 23        | Sitapur         |                                   1 |                              0.14 |                 0 |
| 24        | Sonbhadra       |                                  36 |                              5.17 |                 0 |
|           | Total           |                                 447 |                             64.11 |                 0 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2808 to be answered on 06.08.2025 regarding 'National Bio -energy Programme in Uttar Pradesh'

## The financial incentives and supports provided by State Government under the Bio Energy Policy, 2022:

- Compressed Biogas (CBG) Rs 75 lakh per ton maximum of Rs 20 Crore.
- Bio-Coal Rs 75,000 per ton to the maximum of RS 20 Crore.
- Bio-diesel Rs 3 lakh per kilolitre to the maximum of Rs 20 Crore.
- 100% exemption in electricity duty to the bio-energy enterprises for 10 years.
- Financial support available on construction of maximum 5 km of approach road with investment of Rs 50 crore and above.
- State subsidy available to the tune of 30% of cost, to the maximum of Rs 20 lakhs on procurement  of  Balers,  Racker,  and  Trawler  equipment's.  This  subsidy  will  be available in  addition  to  50%  subsidy  available  from  Central  Government  in Agriculture mechanization scheme. which supports in supply chain of the feedstock collection for the plants and prevent parali burning.
- Exemption on development charges levied by development authorities.
- Exemption of 100% Stamp duty.
- Under  the  policy  in  principal  approval  given  of  total  157  nos.  of  CBG  Projects including 47 nos, of projects got State approval with cumulative capacity of 1214 TPD. 27 CBG plants (cumulative capacity of 230 tonnes per day) have been installed so for.
- Total 16 CBG projects from Oil Marketing. Companies (IOCL, HPCL, GAIL, Petronet LNG, BPCL & ONGC) have been provided government land ~300 acres and are under various stages of construction.