National Biogas Programme under MNRE aid installation of biogas plants and its use as source of alternative fuels for cooking purposes – EQ Mag
Activities by Government of India to popularize setting up of family type biogas plants and encouraging people towards use of biogas cooking stoves
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is supporting the installation of biogas plants and its use as source of alternative fuels for cooking purposes in the country, including rural areas, under the National Biogas Programme. Under this scheme, MNRE is providing Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for setting up of biogas plants, ranging from Rs. 9800/- to Rs. 70,400/- per biogas plant based on size of the plant (1-25 cubic meter/day plant capacity)
Under the National Biogas Programme, in the country is being popularized by following activities:
Provisions of higher rates of CFA for setting up of individual household biogas in the (a) Hilly/North Eastern Region States (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Uttarakhand) (b) Island; and (c) Scheduled Castes (SC)/ Scheduled Tribes (ST).
Supporting for construction, supervision, commissioning, and free Operation and Maintenance warranty for 5 years trouble free operation of biogas plants.
Financial assistance is being provided for conducting trainings for biogas users, biogas masons & officials of the State Programme Implementing Agencies towards wider dissemination of biogas plants and its usage and smooth operation and maintenance of biogas plants; Support for supervision of the installed biogas plants to enable effective implementation for biogas installation;
Additional incentives for linking the cattle dung based biogas plants with (a) sanitary toilets; and (b) Biogas slurry filter Unit.
Incentive for saving fossil fuels (diesel, petrol, kerosene, electricity etc.) to farmers by using biogas in 100% Biogas based Generator set / Biogas engine water Pumping System (BPS) for water pumping and meeting other small farm power needs from biogas; and
Support for using the cost effective improved designs of flexi small size house hold biogas plants.
This information was given by Shri R.K Singh Union Minister for Power and MNRE in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
