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National Bioenergy Programme (NBP)

August 12, 2023

GS Paper III Indian Economy

Context:

Recently, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy informed that it has commissioned six BioCNG plants and 11,143 small biogas plants under the National Bioenergy Programme (NBP)

About National Bioenergy Programme:

Aim: To promote the utilization of biomass such as surplus agricultural residue, agro-based industrial residue, industrial wood-waste, forest residue, and energy plantation-based biomass for energy generation.Budgetary Outlay: Rs 1,715 crore.
Duration: FY 2021-22 to 2025-26.
National Bioenergy Programme will comprises of the following sub-schemes:
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.
- 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.
- Biogas Programme to support setting up of family and medium size Biogas in rural areas.

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