THE MINISTER OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (DR. FAROOQ ABDULLAH)
(a): During the Eleventh Five Year Plan it is envisaged to set up 6.47 lakh family
type biogas plants (1.4 million cubic meters per day of biogas generation capacity). A
total of 2.49 lakh numbers of biogas plants have been installed in the Eleventh Plan upto
December, 2009.
(b): Biogas plants installed under ‘National Biogas and Manure Management Programme
(NBMMP)’ during the 10th Plan were evaluated by an independent organization in 2008-09
in six representative States of Assam, West Bengal, Gujarat, Punjab, Kerala and Chhatisgarh.
The study has reported that an average of 95.80% of the surveyed plants were found in
operational condition. As capacity of a family type biogas plant is small (2-4 m3) and
numbers are large, the functionality is assessed through such representative studies
carried out periodically.
(c) & (d): Installation of Biogas plants depend on potential and availability of cattle
dung/ feed material, affordability by beneficiaries, availability of LPG and interest taken
by the State Implementing Agencies. Accordingly, achievements vary from State to State.
Status of State-wise numbers of biogas plants installed under NBMMP in the country against
the estimated potential is given in Annexure – I.
(e): Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for various components/ activities of the NBMMP
has been increased since November 2009. The modified implementation strategy of the programme
envisages involvement of Biogas Fertilizer Companies/ Entrepreneurs, Banks and Financial
Institutions for installation of biogas plants, in addition to State Nodal Agencies and KVIC,
by bunching the plants together and following District/ cluster area saturation approach as
far as possible.
