National Bio Energy Programme
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has notified the National Bioenergy Programme on November 2, 2022. MNRE has continued the National Bioenergy Programme for the period from FY 2021-22 to 2025-26.
This programme, with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 1715 Crore, shall be implemented in two phases.
Phase I
The Phase-I of the Programme has been approved with a budget outlay of Rs. 858 crore. This programme provides Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for setting up of Bioenergy plants.
The National Bioenergy Programme will comprises 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 & 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 bio-waste 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.
As on 31 Jule, 2023, 6 BioCNG plants and 11143 small biogas plants have been commissioned.
| S. No. | State/UT | Small Biogas Plants | BioCNG |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 30 | 0 |
| 2 | Bihar | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Chhattisgarh | 118 | 0 |
| 4 | Goa | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | Gujarat | 224 | 0 |
| 6 | Haryana | 43 | 0 |
| 7 | Karnataka | 2488 | 0 |
| 8 | Kerala | 683 | 0 |
| 9 | Madhya Pradesh | 2083 | 0 |
| 10 | Maharashtra | 4167 | 3 |
| 11 | Odisha | 96 | 0 |
| 12 | Punjab | 835 | 1 |
| 13 | Rajasthan | 20 | 0 |
| 14 | Tamil Nadu | 46 | 1 |
| 15 | Uttar Pradesh | 126 | 1 |
| 16 | Uttarakhand | 164 | 0 |
| Total | 11143 | 6 |