Lok Sabha Question No. 790 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Waste to Power
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 790

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## WASTE TO POWER

## 790. SHRI KESINENI NANI:

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

- (a) the details of efforts made by the Government to set up and promote waste to energy plants in the country;
- (b) whether any tariff has been fixed for the power generated through waste to energy plants by the Central Electricity Regulatory Mission; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is currently implementing a 'Programme on Energy from  Urban,  Industrial  and  Agricultural  Wastes/Residues'  during  12 th   Plan  Period  and  support projects based on solid and liquid wastes generated in the urban and industrial sectors. Details of the Central  Financial  Assistance  (CFA)  provided  by  the  Ministry  for  setting  up  projects  of  different categories are given at Annexure A.

In addition to the above, Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has also launched Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) and one of the admissible components under this is Solid Waste Management including establishment of Waste to Energy plants with Central support up to 20% of the project cost in the form of Viability Gap Funding (VGF)/Grant.

(b)&(c): Yes, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) vide notification dated 07 th  October 2015 and 31 st  March 2015 have notified norms for determination of Generic Tariff for Municipal  Solid  Waste  (MSW),  Refuse  Derived  Fuel  (RDF)  and  Biogas  based  Waste  to  Energy (WTE) projects along with Generic Tariff for FY 2015-16 as given at Annexure B.

## Annexure A

## Annexure-A referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 790 for 03.12.2015

## Programme on Energy from Urban, Industrial and Agricultural Wastes/Residues implemented by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

## Details of Central Financial Assistance/Subsidy/Grant/Incentive provided under the Scheme - :

Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for projects of different categories is given in the form of capital subsidy to the promoters and in the form of Grants-in-Aid for other activities, as given below:

|   S. No. | Wastes/ Processes/ Technologies                                                                                                                                     | Capital Subsidy                                                                    |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Power generation from Municipal Solid Waste                                                                                                                         | Rs. 2.00 crore/ MW (Max. Rs.10 crore/ project)                                     |
|        2 | PowergenerationfrombiogasatSewageTreatment Plant or through biomethanation of Urban and Agricultural Waste/ residues including cattle dung or production of bio-CNG | Rs. 2.00 crore/MW or bio-CNG from 12000 m 3 biogas/day (Max. Rs. 5 crore/project)  |
|        3 | Biogas generation from Urban, Industrial and Agricultural Wastes/residues                                                                                           | Rs. 0.50 crore/ MWeq. (12000 m 3 biogas /day with maximum of Rs. 5 crore/ project) |
|        4 | Power Generation from Biogas (engine / gas turbine route) and production of bio-CNG for filling into gas cylinders                                                  | Rs. 1.00 crore/MW Or bio-CNG from 12000 m 3 biogas (Max. Rs.5 crore/project)       |
|        5 | Power Generation from Biogas, Solid Industrial, Agricultural Waste/residues excluding bagasse through Boiler+ Steam Turbine Configuration                           | Rs. 0.20 crore/MW (Max. Rs. 1 crore/project)                                       |

Annexure B Annexure-B referred to in reply to Part (b) &(c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 790 for 03.12.2015 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  |