Lok Sabha Question No. 1928 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-10
Subject: Energy Production
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, ANIRUDHAN SAMPATH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1928

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2015

## ENERGY PRODUCTION

## 1928.   SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS: DR. A. SAMPATH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to utilize the waste generated at the time of construction activities of various kinds for energy production;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) the total number of waste to energy plants currently operational in the country, State/UTwise including Maharashtra ?
- (d) whether the Government proposes to open more waste to energy plants in the country and if so, the details and the locations thereof, State /UT wise including Maharashtra;
- (e) whether the Government has carried out any study to assess the cost effectiveness of these plants, if so, the details and the outcome thereof and if not, the reasons therfor; and
- (f) whether these plants may/are likely to add to air pollution, if so, the details thereof and reaction of the Government thereto and the steps taken by the Government in this regards?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL & NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)&(b): No  Sir.  Energy  cannot  be  generated  from  waste  generated  at  the  time  of construction  activities  of  various  kinds  except  woody  wastes.  However,  Ministry  of  New  and Renewable Energy is currently implementing a 'Programme on Energy from Urban, Industrial and Agricultural Wastes/Residues'. As per the direction of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, 5 pilot projects based on municipal solid wastes, has been taken up for production of electricity. Details of the Central Financial Assistance (CFA) provided by the Ministry for setting up projects of different categories and for other promotional activities are given at Annexure - A.

(c): 3 waste to energy plants are currently operational in the country as per details given at Annexure - B.

(d): In addition to the above, Ministry of Urban Development has launched 'Swachh Bharat Mission' (SBM) on 2 nd  October, 2014 with the target to make the country clean by 2 nd  October, 2019. The Mission, among other measures, includes Solid Waste Management including Waste to Energy  for  which  there  is  a  provision  for  20%  of  project  cost  as  Viability  Gap  Funding (VGF)/Grant where State Governments or Urban Local Bodies can opt for any feasible waste processing technology. A list of 21 plants under construction/tendering or agreement stage is given at Annexure - C.

(e): The waste to energy plants are cost effective with the Generic Tariff as given at Annexure - D for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) and Biogas based Waste to Energy (WTE) projects notified by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC).

(f): The waste to energy plants are supposed to comply emission norms prescribed by MoEF & CC in Waste Management and Handling Rules 2000.

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## Annexure - A referred in reply to Parts (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1928 for answer on 10.12.2015

## CENTRAL  FINANCIAL  ASSISTANCE  UNDER  THE  PROGRAMME  ON  ENERGY  FROM  URBAN, INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES/RESIDUES

| Wastes/Processes/Technologies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Central Financial Assistance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1. Power generation from Municipal Solid Waste 2. Power generation from biogas at Sewage Treatment Plant or through biomethanation of Urban and Agricultural Waste/residues including cattle dung or production of bio-CNG 3. Biogas generation from Urban, Industrial and Agricultural Wastes/residues 4. Power Generation from Biogas (Engine/gas turbine route) and production of bio-CNG for filling into gas cylinders 5. Power Generation from Biogas, solid Industrial, Agricultural Waste/residues excluding bagasse | Rs.2.00 crore/MW (Max. Rs.10.00 crore/Project) Rs.2.00 crore/MW or bio-CNG from 12000 m 3 biogas/day (Max. Rs.5.00 crore/project) Rs.0.50 crore/MW eq.(12000 m 3 biogas/day with maximum of Rs.5.00 crore/project) Rs.1.00 crore/MW Or bio-CNG from 12000 m 3 biogas (Max. Rs.5.00 crore/project) Rs.0.20 crore/MW (Max. Rs.1.00 crore / project) |

## Other incentives and support measures

- i) Incentives to State Nodal Agencies: service charge @ Rs.1% of the subsidy restricted to Rs.5.00 lakh per project,
2. ii) Financial  Assistance  for  promotional  activities:  for  organizing  training  courses, business meets, seminars/workshops and publicity/awareness, subject to a maximum of Rs.3.00 lakh per activity.
3. iii) In addition, concessional customs duty and excise duty exemption are also provided for initial setting up of grid connected projects for power generation and production of Bio-CNG from waste.

## Annexure - B

## Annexure - B referred in reply to Part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1928 for answer on 10.12.2015

## List of waste to energy plants currently operational in the country

|   S. No. | Project promoters                                                                                                                                       | Location                                      |   Capacity (MW) | Technology                               |   Project cost (Rs. in crores) | Present status                                                                  |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | M/s. Timarpur Okhla Waste Management Private Ltd. (TOWMCL) Jindal ITF Centre, 28 Shivaji Marg, New Delhi (Promoted by Jindal Urban Infrastructure Ltd.) | Old NDMC Compost plant, New Okhla tank, Delhi |              16 | Combustion& Processing 1950MTMSW per day |                         188.28 | Commissioned in January 2012 PIL filed by Resident Association of Sukdev Vihar. |
|        2 | M/s East Delhi Waste processing Company (P) Ltd., New Delhi (Promoted by DIAL, IL&FS Energy Dev. Co. Ltd. (IEDCL) and SELCO International Ltd.)         | Gazipur, Delhi                                |              12 | Combustion                               |                         155.42 | Project installation completed and is under trail run/ commissioning            |
|        3 | M/s Solapur Bio-Energy Systems Pvt. Ltd., CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai                                                                                      | Solapur, Maharashtra                          |               4 | Biomethanation                           |                          40.89 | Commissioned on 04.07.2013                                                      |

Annexure - C

## Annexure - C referred in reply to Part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1928 for answer on 10.12.2015

## List of plants under Construction/Tendering or Agreement stage

|   S. No | Name of city/town                                  |   Proposed capacity (MW) | Probable month of commissioning/ status   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|     1   | Andhra Pradesh (10 plants in 10 Clusters)          |                     70   | Tender floated                            |
|     2   | Patna, Bihar                                       |                     12   | December, 2017                            |
|     3   | Ghazipur, Delhi                                    |                     12   | September, 2015 (Trial run started)       |
|     4   | Narela- Bawana, Delhi                              |                     24   | December, 2015                            |
|     5   | NDMC, New Delhi                                    |                      4   | Agreement stage                           |
|     6   | Ahmedabad, Gujarat                                 |                     15   | Negotiation stage                         |
|     7   | Surat, Gujarat                                     |                     13.5 | PPA to be signed                          |
|     8   | Bengaluru, Karnataka                               |                      8   | June, 2016                                |
|     9   | Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh                           |                     11.5 | November, 2015                            |
|    10   | Indore, Madhya Pradesh                             |                     10   | Agreement stage                           |
|    11   | Pune, Maharashtra                                  |                      7   | February, 2017                            |
|    12   | Kolhapur, Maharashtra                              |                      3   | December, 2017                            |
|    13   | Bathinda, Punjab                                   |                     12   | March, 2017                               |
|    14   | Jalandhar, Punjab                                  |                     12   | March, 2017                               |
|    15   | Jodhpur, Rajasthan                                 |                      5   | Tender received &under scrutiny           |
|    16   | Jaipur, Rajasthan                                  |                      5   | Tender to be floated                      |
|    17   | Kota, Rajasthan                                    |                      5   | Tender to be floated                      |
|    18   | Chennai, Tamil Nadu                                |                      3   | December, 2015                            |
|    19   | Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Telangana |                     11   | December, 2015                            |
|    20   | Cluster of Municipalities, Nalgonda, Telangana     |                     12.6 | November, 2015                            |
|    21   | Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh                           |                      5   | Tender floated                            |
|   260.6 | 260.6                                              |                    260.6 | 260.6                                     |

Annexure D

Annexure D - referred in reply to Part (e)  of the Lok Sabha  Unstarred Question No.1928 for answer on 10.12.2015

Generic Tariff for Waste to Energy Projects for the year 2015-16 as notified in Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC)

| Technology    |   Variable Cost (Rs/kWh) |   Levelised Fixed Cost (Rs /kWh) |   Applicable Tariff (Rs/kWh) |   Benefit of Accelerated Depreciation (if availed) (Rs/kWh) |   Net Levelised Tariff (Rs/kWh) |
|---------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| MSW           |                     0    |                             7.04 |                         7.04 |                                                        0.54 |                            6.5  |
| RDF based MSW |                     3.56 |                             4.34 |                         7.9  |                                                        0.31 |                            7.59 |
| Biogas        |                     3.57 |                             4.29 |                         7.86 |                                                        0.26 |                            7.6  |