National Project on Biogas

National Project on Biogas

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has formulated the following Schemes for exploring the potential of bio-energy-

        i.            Biomass Power and Biomass Cogeneration in Sugar Mills

      ii.            Biogas Power Generation Programme (BPGP)

    iii.             Biomass Gasifier Programme

     iv.            Waste to Energy Programme

       v.            National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP)

     vi.            Biomass Cogeneration Non-bagasse

MNRE provides Central Financial Assistance for setting up bioenergy plants, training and awareness raising.  Besides, fiscal incentives such as custom and excise duties concession, accelerated depreciation, income tax holiday and preferential tariff are also provided for grid connected bioenergy power generation projects.

            Ministry of New and Renewable Energy gets evaluation studies done on installation and functioning of biogas plants through independent agencies. As per the recent study report, received in May, 2013, about 95.5% of the surveyed biogas plants have been found functional.

A target for setting up of about 1.06 lakh family type biogas plants has been fixed in the country for the year 2013-14 under the NBMMP of the Ministry.

This information was given by the Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah in a written reply in the Lok Sabha. 

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