Lok Sabha Question No. 720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Potential of Energy Generation from Biomass
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAVNEET SINGH, RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 720

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.04.2016

## POTENTIAL OF ENERGY GENERATION FROM BIOMASS

## 720. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

## SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

Will the Minister of New and Renewable Energy be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the country possess huge potential of energy generation from biomass, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has undertaken any study to find out the same, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the fund allocated by the Government for energy generation from biomass during each of the last three years, States-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to establish rice husk biomass power generation plants  by  using  gasifire  were  established  in  Bihar  at  the  village  levels,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (e) the present status of these power generation plants in the country; and
- (f) the steps being taken by the Government for promotion of gasifires to use widely as a non-conventional energy source?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b): As per the National Biomass Resource Atlas prepared by Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore under a project sponsored by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the estimated power generation capacity from biomass is about 18,000 MW. In addition, a surplus power generation capacity of about 5000 MW through bagasse based cogeneration in sugar mills has been estimated in the country. The state-wise details of estimated power generation potential from agricultural residues and bagasse based cogeneration potential are given at Annexure-I and II respectively.

- (c): State-wise details of funds released under biomass power and baggase cogeneration programmes, during last three years are given at Annexure-III.
- (d)&(e): The  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  is  promoting generation of electricity from agro-residues including paddy husk through biomass gasifier system  for  meeting  unmet  demand  of  electricity  in  rural  areas.  Sixty  rice  husk  based gasifier systems of 32 kW each are providing electricity in various villages in the state of Bihar.

(f): The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy provides Central Finance Assistance (CFA)  under  biomass  gasifier  programme  ranging  from  Rs.  2,500  to  Rs.15,000  per kilowatt depending upon application.

## State-wise details of estimated power potential from agricultural residues

| S. No.   | State             |   Estimated Power Potential from surplus agricultural residues (MW) |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                              863.3  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                9.2  |
| 3        | Assam             |                                                              283.9  |
| 4        | Bihar             |                                                              641.1  |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                                                              248.5  |
| 6        | Goa               |                                                               20.9  |
| 7        | Gujarat           |                                                             1224.8  |
| 8        | Haryana           |                                                             1456.9  |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                              132.6  |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                                               37.1  |
| 11       | Jharkhand         |                                                              106.7  |
| 12       | Karnataka         |                                                             1195.7  |
| 13       | Kerala            |                                                              864.4  |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                             1373.3  |
| 15       | Maharashtra       |                                                             1983.7  |
| 16       | Manipur           |                                                               14.3  |
| 17       | Meghalaya         |                                                               11.3  |
| 18       | Mizoram           |                                                                1.12 |
| 19       | Nagaland          |                                                               10    |
| 20       | Orissa            |                                                              429.3  |
| 21       | Punjab            |                                                             3172.2  |
| 22       | Rajasthan         |                                                             1126.7  |
| 23       | Sikkim            |                                                                2.29 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        |                                                             1160    |
| 25       | Tripura           |                                                                2.94 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                             1746.2  |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       |                                                               80.9  |
| 28       | West Bengal       |                                                              529.3  |
|          | Total             |                                                            18728.7  |

( MW = Megawatt)

## State-wise details of estimated bagasse co-generation potential

( MW = Megawatt)

| S.No.   | States                        |   Potential (MW) |
|---------|-------------------------------|------------------|
| 1.      | Maharashtra                   |             1250 |
| 2.      | Uttar Pradesh                 |             1250 |
| 3.      | Tamil Nadu                    |              450 |
| 4.      | Karnataka                     |              450 |
| 5.      | Andhra Pradesh                |              300 |
| 6.      | Bihar                         |              300 |
| 7.      | Gujarat                       |              350 |
| 8.      | Punjab                        |              300 |
| 9.      | Haryana, Uttarakhand & others |              350 |
|         | Total                         |             5000 |

## Annexure-III referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 720 for 28.04.2016 regarding 'Potential of Energy Generation from Biomass'

## Details of funds released under biomass power and baggase cogeneration programmes, state-wise during last three years

(Rupees in crore)

| S.No.   | States/UT      |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015- 16 |
|---------|----------------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| 1       | Gujarat        |      0.89 |      0    |       0    |
| 2       | Haryana        |      0    |      0    |       0.88 |
| 3       | Karnataka      |      0.9  |      1.77 |       0    |
| 4       | Madhya Pradesh |      0    |      0.89 |       0    |
| 5       | Maharashtra    |     27.8  |     17.12 |      21.91 |
| 6       | Punjab         |      0    |      0.85 |       0    |
| 7       | Rajasthan      |      0    |      2.26 |       0.48 |
| 8       | Tamil Nadu     |      0.64 |      0    |       0.83 |
| 9       | Uttar Pradesh  |      1.12 |      1    |       1.5  |
| 10      | Chhattisgarh   |      0    |      0    |       2.15 |
| 11      | Uttaranchal    |      0    |      1.12 |       0    |
| 12      | Others         |      0.05 |      0    |       0    |
|         | Total          |     31.38 |     25    |      27.74 |