National Bioenergy Programme approved with budget outlay of Rs 858 crore for Phase-1

New Delhi: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India has notified the National Bioenergy Programme on November 2, 2022.

Approved with a budget outlay of Rs. 858 crore, the National Bioenergy Programme for the period from FY 2021-22 to 2025-26 has been recommended for implementation in two Phases.

Programme will comprise of the following sub-schemes:

1. Waste to Energy Programme (Programme on Energy from Urban, Industrial and Agricultural Wastes /Residues) to support setting up of large Biogas, BioCNG and Power plants (excluding MSW to Power projects).

2. Biomass Programme (Scheme to Support Manufacturing of Briquettes and Pellets and Promotion of Biomass (non-bagasse) based cogeneration in Industries) to support setting up of pellets and briquettes for use in power generation and non-bagasse-based power generation projects.

3. Biogas Programme to support setting up of family and medium size Biogas in rural areas.

To utilize huge surplus biomass, cattle dung, industrial and urban biowaste available in the country for recovery of energy, the MNRE has been promoting bioenergy in India since 1980s.

One major support extended by MNRE has been Central Financial Assistance provided for setting up of Bioenergy projects such as Biogas, BioCNG, Power from urban, Industrial and Agricultural Waste / Residues for reducing their capital cost/ interest on loan therefore increase project viability.

The guidelines of the programme can be accessed here.