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Central Financial Assistance given to 32 projects under Waste to Energy Programme since 2018-19: Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister

Posted On: 07 DEC 2023 7:52PM by PIB Delhi

The Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power has informed that the details of Central Financial Assistance (CFA) disbursed under Waste to Energy Programme during FY 2018-19, FY 2019-20, FY 2020-21, FY 2021-22, FY 2022-23, and FY 2023-24 (as on 30.11.2023) for setting up of Waste to Energy projects, are as given below.

State-wise details of Central Financial Assistance disbursed to project developers under Waste to Energy Programme during FY 2018-19, FY 2019-20, FY 2020-21, FY 2021-22, FY 2022-23, and FY 2023-24 (as on 30.11.2023)

State

CFA disbursed to project developers (No. of projects)

Biogas

BioCNG

Power

Total

Andhra Pradesh

1

4

2

7

Gujarat

1

6

-

7

Haryana

-

2

-

2

Karnataka

-

1

-

1

Madhya Pradesh

1

-

-

1

Maharashtra

3

-

2

5

Tamil Nadu

-

1

-

1

Telangana

1

1

1

3

Uttar Pradesh

-

1

2

3

West Bengal

-

-

2

2

Grand Total

7

16

9

32

 

Eight Biogas Development and Training Centres (BDTCs) have been established at India’s premier Institutions to provide Technical Assistance, R & D, Testing and Validation of New Biogas Models / Designs, field inspections of biogas plants, and training and skill development. Details of BDTCs are as given below.

List of Biogas Development and Training Centres

Sl. No

Name of BDTC

Location of BDTC

  1.  

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology

North Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam- 781039

  1.  

Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

GKVK, Bangalore, Karnataka- 560065

  1.  

School of Energy and Env Studies, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya

Khandwa Road, Indore, Madhya Pradesh- 452017

  1.  

Department of Civil Engg. Punjab Agricultural University

Ludhiana, Punjab- 141004

  1.  

Department of Renewable Energy Engineering College of Technology & Agricultural

Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology

Udaipur, Rajasthan- 313001

 

  1.  

School of Biotechnology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT)

Bhubaneswar, Odisha- 751024.

  1.  

Agricultural Engineering and Research Institute, Tamilnadu Agricultural University.

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu- 641003

  1.  

Centre for Rural Development & Technology, (CRDT), IIT Delhi

IIT Hauz Khas, New Delhi- 110016

Under the Waste to Energy Programme guidelines dated 02.11.2022, inspection of the plants for performance monitoring for a minimum of 3 consecutive months by designated inspection agencies is required before the release of Central Financial Assistance including a continuous operation of the plant for at least 72 hours, during which the plant must maintain an average operational capacity of 80% of its rated capacity.

In addition, developers are required to share with Ministry of New and Renewable Energy the generation data of the Waste to Energy plants through SCADA System or a remote monitoring system.

This information has been given by the Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power Shri R. K. Singh, in a written reply to a question, in Lok Sabha on December 7, 2023.

 

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