Under the National Bioenergy Programme, 6 Bio-CNG facilities and more than 11,100 small biogas plants were launched

According to the National Bioenergy Programme (NBP), the Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power, Mr. R. K. Singh has informed that the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy notified the National Bioenergy Programme (NBP) in November 2022 for the period April 1, 2021-March 31, 2026.

This programme, with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 1,715 crore (US$ 207.16 million) shall be implemented in two phases. The first phase has a budgetary outlay of Rs. 858 crore (US$ 103.64 million). This programme provides Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for setting up of Bioenergy plants.

Six Bio-CNG plants and 11,143 small biogas plants have been commissioned, sanctions for which have been issued under the NBP guidelines. There are three bio-CNG plants in Maharashtra and one each in Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh.

National Bioenergy Programme, inter alia, promotes the utilization of biomass such as surplus agricultural residue, agro-based industrial residue, industrial wood-waste, forest residue, energy plantation-based biomass, etc. for energy generation and therefore would not pose a risk of deforestation.

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