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10,232 MW of installed capacity of Biomass Power, Bagasse Cogeneration and Non-bagasse Cogeneration Plant in India withMaharashtra and UP accounting for nearly 45% of installed capacity: Union Power & NRE Minister Shri R. K. Singh – EQ Mag

10,232 MW of installed capacity of Biomass Power, Bagasse Cogeneration and Non-bagasse Cogeneration Plant in India withMaharashtra and UP accounting for nearly 45% of installed capacity: Union Power & NRE Minister Shri R. K. Singh – EQ Mag

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The details of bioenergy plants set up in the country, including in the State of West Bengal, during the last five years (from FY 2017-18 to FY 2021-22) State-wise are attached at Annexure-I.

In addition, six bioenergy plants with a cumulative installed capacity of 10 MWeq are at various stages of implementation in the State of West Bengal. The details are placed at Annexure-II.

State-wise details of biomass power and bagasse/ Non-bagasse cogeneration projects installed in the country are placed at Annexure-III.

S.No. State Capacity of Bio-energy plants excluding small Bio-gas plants (MWeq) No. of small Bio-gas plants
1 Andhra Pradesh 43.732 11581
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0 69
3 Assam 0 9641
4 Bihar 13.72 254
5 Chhattisgarh 30.23 6896
6 Delhi 24 0
7 Goa 0.34 8
8 Gujarat 41.31 2454
9 Haryana 72.91 1965
10 Himachal Pradesh 0 115
11 Jammu & Kashmir 0 17
12 Jharkhand   292
13 Karnataka 355.308 21279
14 Kerala 1.6 4208
15 Madhya Pradesh 10.392 13875
16 Maharashtra 513.034 33196
17 Manipur 0 0
18 Meghalaya 0 667
19 Mizoram 0 255
20 Nagaland 0 0
21 Odisha 0 954
22 Punjab 68.159 10557
23 Rajasthan 0 1312
24 Sikkim 0 0
25 Tamilnadu 120.29 1202
26 Telangana 38.74 309
27 Tripura 0 133
28 Uttar Pradesh 48.671 1201
29 Uttarakhand 0.59 3997
30 West Bengal 1.36 448
  Total 1384.386 126885

The Government has taken various steps to promote the establishment of new and efficient biomass energy plants across the country which, inter alia, include the following:

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has notified the National Bioenergy Programme in November, 2022 with budgetary outlay of Rs. 1715 Crore for a period 01.04.2021 to 31.03.2026 to be implemented in two phases. The first phase has budget outlay of Rs. 858 Crore. This Programme supports setting up of Bioenergy plants by providing Central financial assistance.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has launched the Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) initiative in October, 2018 which assures offtake of BioCNG/Compressed Biogas (CBG) after purification through Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) for sale as automotive fuels.
Under the GOBARDHAN scheme implemented by Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, a financial assistance upto Rs. 50.00 lakh per district is available for setting up of community biogas plants in villages, blocks / district.

(iv) Ministry of Power has notified SAMARTH Mission (National Mission on Use of Biomass in Thermal Power Plants) for promoting the blending of biomass in the existing coal powered thermal power plants.

Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified guidelines to provide financial support for setting up of Biomass Pellet plants in the NCT of Delhi, states of Punjab and Haryana and NCR districts of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
State-wise details of Bioenergy plants established in past five years (from FY 2017-18 to FY 2021-22) in the country

Bioenergy plants under various stages of implementation in West Bengal as on date:

Type of the project No.       of       Bioenergy projects Capacity (in MWeq)
Biogas (more than 2500 m3/day production) 1 2.00
Biomass Gasifier 2 1.56
Power (based on biogas) 1 1.50
Biogas power (off- grid project) 1 0.05
Biomass (non- bagasse) cogeneration project 1 4.90
Total 6 10.01

State-wise details of Biomass Power and Bagasse/Non-bagasse cogeneration projects installed in the country as on date

S.No. State Total installed capacity of Biomass Power, Bagasse Cogeneration and Non-bagasse Cogeneration Plant as on date (MW)
1 Andhra Pradesh 483.67
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0
3 Assam 2
4 Bihar 124.7
5 Chhattisgarh 274.59
6 Delhi 0
7 Goa 0
8 Gujarat 77.3
9 Haryana 240.66
10 Himachal Pradesh 9.2
11 Jammu & Kashmir 0
12 Jharkhand 4.3
13 Karnataka 1887.3
14 Kerala 2.27
15 Madhya Pradesh 107.347
16 Maharashtra 2584.4
17 Manipur 0
18 Meghalaya 13.8
19 Mizoram 0
20 Nagaland 0
21 Odisha 59.22
22 Punjab 481.15
23 Rajasthan 121.25
24 Sikkim 0
25 Tamilnadu 1012.65
26 Telangana 160.1
27 Tripura 0
28 Uttar Pradesh 2117.26
29 Uttarakhand 130.22
30 West Bengal 338.62
  Total 10232.007

This information was given by the Union Minister of New Renewable Energy Sh. R.K. Singh in the Rajya Sabha Today.

Anand Gupta Editor - EQ Int'l Media Network