Lok Sabha Question No. 268 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Progress of National Bio Energy Programme
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Smt. Malvika Devi, Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 268

ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026

## PROGRESS OF NATIONAL BIO ENERGY PROGRAMME

## *268. SHRI SUKANTA KUMAR PANIGRAHI SMT. MALVIKA DEVI

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

- (a) the progress achieved under various components of Phase-I of the National Bio-energy Programme along with the details of the total capacity commissioned under biogas, Bio-CNG, biomass pellets and waste-to-energy projects, State-wise including Odisha, Karnataka and Palghar district in Maharashtra;
- (b) the  number  of  projects  sanctioned,  completed  and  presently  under  implementation under each component of Phase-I of the said programme, State-wise;
- (c) whether  tribal  and  aspirational  districts  particularly  Kandhamal  in  Odisha  have benefited under the Programme and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  assessment  or  evaluation  of  the Programme on rural income generation, scientific waste management and reduction in biomass/stubble burning and if so, the details and the key findings of such assessment including measurable outcomes and future policy interventions proposed on the basis thereof;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to expand bio-energy clusters and decentralised renewable energy infrastructure in eastern parts of the country and if so, the details of budget allocation and expenditure incurred during the last three years, year-wise;
- (f) whether  the  Government  is  promoting  National  Bio-Energy  Programme  in  tribal dominated districts of the country including Palghar district in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  promote  additional  bio-energy  and  waste-toenergy  projects  in  urban  centres  such  as  Bengaluru  to  support  clean  energy  and scientific waste management and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, & FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a) to (g) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (g) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 268 to be answered on 11.03 .2026 regarding ' PROGRESS OF NATIONAL BIO ENERGY PROGRAMME

(a):  Under  the  National  Bioenergy  Programme  (NBP)  Phase-I,  Ministry  of  New  and Renewable Energy supports installation of Bioenergy Projects in the country by providing Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for setting up of Waste-to-Energy projects, Biomass projects and Biogas projects under following scheme components:

- i. Waste to Energy Programme (Programme on Energy from Urban, Industrial and Agricultural Wastes /Residues)
- ii. Biomass Programme (Scheme to Support Promotion of Manufacturing of Briquettes & Pellets and Biomass (Non-Bagasse) based cogeneration in Industries in the Country)
- iii. Biogas Programme (Programme to support setting up of small (1 m3 to 25 m3 biogas per day) and medium size Biogas plants i.e., above 25 m3 to 2500 m3 biogas generation per day).

The total installed capacity (as on 28.02.2026) under the Waste to Energy, Biomass & Biogas components of NBP Phase-I is given at Annexure-I.

- (b) The number of projects sanctioned, completed and currently under implementation is given at Annexure-II.
- (c) Under the NBP Phase-I, CFA is being provided for setting up of bioenergy projects in the country including tribal and aspirational districts, which is as given below:
- i. 20 % higher CFA is given for setting up of Waste to Energy projects in Special Category States (NER, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand), Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

ii. For  the  medium  biogas  plants,  an  additional  20%  CFA  is  being  provided  for implementation in the North-East Region (NER) States, Islands, Registered Gaushalas and Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe beneficiaries. Further, for small biogas plants in these regions, CFA ranges from Rs. 17,000 (1 m3) to Rs. 70,400 (20-25 m3), which are higher than the CFA given to other States.

As per the information provided by Odisha Renewable Development Agency(OREDA), no projects have been supported in Kandhamal District of Odisha under the NBP Phase-I.

- (d): The Ministry has conducted a 3 rd party evaluation of NBP Phase-I.

The key findings related to rural income generation and waste management and reduction in biomass/stubble burning are summarized at Annexure-III.

Future  policy  interventions  under  the NBP may  focus  on  strengthening  the  bioenergy ecosystem, improving biomass supply chains, supporting waste-to-energy initiatives and enhancing institutional and technical capacities.

(e):  The  Government  is  promoting  Bioenergy  projects  and  decentralised  renewable energy infrastructure in all parts of the country including eastern parts of the country (in the  State  of  Odisha,  Jharkhand,  Bihar,  Sikkim  &  West  Bengal)  by  providing  Central Financial Assistance (CFA). Though no separate budget allocation is done on a regional basis, expenditure incurred, year-wise during the last three years in eastern parts of the country is given at Annexure-IV. (f): Under the NBP Phase-I, CFA is being provided for setting up of bioenergy projects in the country including in tribal dominated districts of the country and Palghar district of Maharashtra. As  per  the  information  provided  by  Rural  Development  Department,  Government  of Maharashtra, 270 nos. of small biogas plants have been set up in Palghar District, for ST category beneficiaries under the NBP Phase-I. (g): The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has been implementing the Phase-I of NBP which supports setting of bioenergy and waste to energy projects in the country, including urban centres such as Bengaluru. As per the information provided by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), under Solid Waste Management component of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, Central Financial  Assistance  (CFA)  is  provided  for  setting  up  various  type  of  waste  processing facilities, which inter-alia includes Waste to Energy projects including Compressed Biogas (CBG)  plants,  Bio-methanation  plants,  Waste  to  Compost  plants,  Material  Recovery

Facilities (MRFs) and Refused Derived Fuel (RDF) processing facilities.

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## Annexure-I

## REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 268, Part (a), TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026 on 'Progress of National Bio Energy Programme' .

The details of bioenergy projects installed in the country under Phase-I of NBP is given as under:

(As on 28.02.2026)

| Sl. No   | State             | Biomass Projects (Non-Bagasse Cogeneration)   | Biomass based Briquette/Pellet manufacturing Projects   | Waste to Energy Projects   | Small Biogas Plants   | Medium Biogas Plants   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
| Sl. No   | State             | Capacity (MW)                                 | Capacity (TPH)                                          | Capacity (MWe)             | Nos.                  | KW                     |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 35                                            | 7.7                                                     | 19.99                      | 88                    | 0                      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          | 200                   | 0                      |
| 3        | Assam             | 6                                             | 4                                                       | 0                          | 389                   | 0                      |
| 4        | Bihar             | 19.2                                          | 4                                                       | 0                          | 255                   | 0                      |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 0                                             | 8                                                       | 10.42                      | 546                   | 0                      |
| 6        | Goa               | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 1.6                        | 11                    | 0                      |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 0                                             | 117.49                                                  | 20.59                      | 3668                  | 0                      |
| 8        | Haryana           | 47.2                                          | 130.75                                                  | 33.48                      | 439                   | 43.75                  |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 16.95                                         | 0                                                       | 0                          | 0                     | 0                      |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 5                                             | 2                                                       | 1.04                       | 11                    | 0                      |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 0                                             | 17                                                      | 13.09                      | 1398                  | 25                     |
| 12       | Kerala            | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          | 637                   | 0                      |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    | 8                                             | 322.05                                                  | 24.13                      | 6260                  | 0                      |
| 14       | Maharashtra       | 0                                             | 79.6                                                    | 26.86                      | 14468                 | 1317.5                 |
| 15       | Manipur           | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          | 25                    | 0                      |
| 16       | Meghalaya         | 0                                             | 2                                                       | 0                          | 1                     | 0                      |
| 17       | Mizoram           | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          | 1                     | 0                      |
| 18       | Nagaland          | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          | 52                    | 0                      |
| 19       | Odisha            | 0                                             | 22                                                      | 5                          | 216                   | 37.5                   |
| 20       | Punjab            | 77.86                                         | 41                                                      | 27.09                      | 3220                  | 45.75                  |
| 21       | Rajasthan         | 2.5                                           | 106.3                                                   | 67.54                      | 567                   | 0                      |
| 22       | Sikkim            | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          | 0                     | 0                      |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        | 12                                            | 10                                                      | 3.92                       | 124                   | 2175                   |
| 24       | Telangana         | 24.24                                         | 88.1                                                    | 0.63                       | 23                    | 300                    |
| 25       | Tripura           | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          | 161                   | 0                      |
| 26       | Uttarakhand       | 36.22                                         | 1                                                       | 7.63                       | 1436                  | 10                     |

| Sl. No   | State                                 | Biomass Projects (Non-Bagasse Cogeneration)   | Biomass based Briquette/Pellet manufacturing Projects   | Waste to Energy Projects   | Small Biogas Plants   | Medium Biogas Plants   |
|----------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
| Sl. No   | State                                 | Capacity (MW)                                 | Capacity (TPH)                                          | Capacity (MWe)             | Nos.                  | KW                     |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh                         | 56.45                                         | 42.3                                                    | 86.9                       | 540                   | 37.5                   |
| 28       | West Bengal                           | 32.4                                          | 9                                                       | 5.81                       | 159                   | 37.5                   |
| 29       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands           | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          | 0                     | 0                      |
| 30       | Chandigarh                            | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          |                       | 0                      |
| 31       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          | 18                    | 0                      |
| 32       | NCT of Delhi                          | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 26.17                      | 0                     | 0                      |
| 33       | Jammu& Kashmir                        | 5                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          | 0                     | 0                      |
| 34       | Ladakh                                | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          | 0                     | 0                      |
| 35       | Lakshadweep                           | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          | 0                     | 0                      |
| 36       | Puducherry                            | 0                                             | 0                                                       | 0                          | 0                     | 0                      |
|          | Total                                 | 384.02                                        | 1014.29                                                 | 381.87                     | 34913                 | 4029                   |

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## REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 268, Part (b), TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026 on 'Progress of National Bio Energy Programme' .

The  number  of  projects  sanctioned,  completed  and  under  implementation  under  each component of Phase-I of NBP, State-wise is given as under:

## A. Biomass Programme:

| S. No.   | State          |   No. of projects Sanctioned |   No. of Projects Completed |   No. of Projects under Implementation |
|----------|----------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh |                            1 |                           1 |                                      0 |
| 2.       | Gujarat        |                           16 |                          16 |                                      0 |
| 3.       | Haryana        |                            7 |                           7 |                                      0 |
| 4.       | Karnataka      |                            1 |                           1 |                                      0 |
| 5.       | Madhya Pradesh |                           45 |                          45 |                                      0 |
| 6.       | Maharashtra    |                           13 |                          13 |                                      0 |
| 7.       | Punjab         |                            6 |                           6 |                                      0 |
| 8.       | Rajasthan      |                            9 |                           9 |                                      0 |
| 9.       | Tamil Nadu     |                            3 |                           3 |                                      0 |
| 10.      | Telangana      |                            4 |                           4 |                                      0 |
| 11.      | Uttarakhand    |                            1 |                           1 |                                      0 |
| 12.      | Uttar Pradesh  |                            5 |                           5 |                                      0 |
|          | Total          |                          111 |                         111 |                                      0 |

## B. Waste to Energy Programme:

| S. No.   | State          |   No. of projects Sanctioned |   No. of Projects Completed |   No. of Projects under Implementation |
|----------|----------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh |                            4 |                           4 |                                      0 |
| 2.       | Delhi          |                            2 |                           1 |                                      1 |
| 3.       | Goa            |                            1 |                           1 |                                      0 |
| 4.       | Gujarat        |                            4 |                           4 |                                      0 |
| 5.       | Haryana        |                           11 |                          10 |                                      1 |
| 6.       | Jharkhand      |                            1 |                           1 |                                      0 |
| 7.       | Karnataka      |                            5 |                           5 |                                      0 |
| 8.       | Madhya Pradesh |                            2 |                           2 |                                      0 |
| 9.       | Maharashtra    |                            9 |                           7 |                                      2 |
| 10.      | Punjab         |                            7 |                           6 |                                      1 |
| 11.      | Rajasthan      |                            2 |                           2 |                                      0 |
| 12.      | Tamil Nadu     |                            5 |                           4 |                                      1 |
| 13.      | Telangana      |                            5 |                           4 |                                      1 |
| 14.      | Uttar Pradesh  |                           17 |                          17 |                                      0 |
| 15.      | Uttarakhand    |                            2 |                           2 |                                      0 |
| 16.      | West Bengal    |                            2 |                           2 |                                      0 |
|          | Grand total    |                           79 |                          72 |                                      7 |

## C. Biogas Programme:

| Sl No   | Name of the State   |   Number of small biogas plants |   Number of medium biogas plants |
|---------|---------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh      |                              88 |                                0 |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh   |                             200 |                                0 |
| 3.      | Assam               |                             389 |                                0 |
| 4.      | Bihar               |                             255 |                                0 |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh        |                             546 |                                0 |
| 6.      | Goa                 |                              11 |                                0 |
| 7.      | Gujarat             |                            3668 |                                0 |
| 8.      | Haryana             |                             439 |                                1 |
| 9.      | Jharkhand           |                              11 |                                0 |
| 10.     | Karnataka           |                            1398 |                                1 |
| 11.     | Kerala              |                             637 |                                0 |
| 12.     | Madhya Pradesh      |                            6260 |                                0 |
| 13.     | Maharashtra         |                           14468 |                               16 |
| 14.     | Manipur             |                              25 |                                0 |
| 15.     | Meghalaya           |                               1 |                                0 |
| 16.     | Mizoram             |                               1 |                                0 |
| 17.     | Nagaland            |                              52 |                                0 |
| 18.     | Odisha              |                             216 |                                1 |
| 19.     | Punjab              |                            3220 |                                3 |
| 20.     | Rajasthan           |                             567 |                                0 |
| 21.     | Tamil Nadu          |                             124 |                               11 |
| 22.     | Telangana           |                              23 |                                2 |
| 23.     | Tripura             |                             161 |                                0 |
| 24.     | Uttar Pradesh       |                             540 |                                1 |
| 25.     | Uttarakhand         |                            1436 |                                1 |
| 26.     | West Bengal         |                             159 |                                1 |
| 27.     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                              18 |                                0 |
|         | TOTAL               |                           34913 |                               38 |

Note:

All Biogas plants are commissioned

## Annexure-III

## REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 268, Part (d) , TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026 on ' Progress of National Bio Energy Programme ' .

The details of the findings of the 3rd party evaluation of the implementation of NBP PhaseI are summarized as under:

## a) Rural Income Generation

The programme has contributed to rural income generation and employment across the  bioenergy  value  chain.  Household  level  biogas  plants  under  the  National Bioenergy  Programme  (NBP)  Phase-I  have  generated  an  estimated  1.4 -1.8  lakh person-days of employment during construction and installation. Household biogas plants also contribute to rural income through savings on conventional fuels and fertilizers, with average annual savings of about Rs.6,000 -Rs.7,000 per household due to reduced expenditure on LPG, firewood and chemical fertilizers.

Further, on an average, Biomass-based briquetting and pellet units employ about 13 & 21 workers respectively, whereas non-bagasse-based biomass cogeneration and waste-to-energy plants employs around 67 and 45 workers respectively.

## b) Waste Utilization or Reduction in Stubble Burning or Biomass Wastage

The programme has facilitated the sustainable utilization of agricultural residues through implementation of various sub-components of NBP Phase-I.

For a typical Waste-to-Energy plant utilizing agri-residue including paddy straw, around 10 tons per day (TPD) of agri-residue is consumed to generate 1 TPD of Compressed Biogas (CBG).  Similarly, for a briquetting/pelletizing plant, around 1.25 TPD of agri-residue is utilized to generate 1 TPD of briquette/pellets.

## Annexure-IV

## REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 268, Part (e), TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026 on ' Progress of National Bio Energy Programme ' .

The details of expenditure incurred, year-wise during the last three years under decentralized renewable energy infrastructure in eastern parts of the country is given as under:

( Rs. in Crore )

| Name of the                                          | Financial Year   | Financial Year   | Financial Year   | Total*   |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------|
| Programme                                            | 2022-23          | 2023-24          | 2024-25          |          |
| National Bioenergy Programme                         | 0.07             | 0.32             | 0.27             | 0.66     |
| PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana                     | 13.8             | 12.8             | 97.9             | 124.5    |
| PM-KUSUM                                             | 20.04            | 5.8              | 48.73            | 74.57    |
| Solar (Off-grid)                                     | 9.34             | 0                | 0                | 9.34     |
| New Solar Power scheme (under PM JANMAN and DA JGUA) | 0                | 0                | 6.43             | 6.43     |