The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has been implementing a programme to support Grid-interactive biomass power and bagasse co-generation in sugar mills in India. Targets of 400 megawatt biomass power projects for the 12th Plan period and 100 megawatt during the current financial year i.e. 2014-15 have been fixed by MNRE. This was stated by Sh. Piyush Goyal, Minister of state (IC) for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
The Minister further stated that the details of the Central Financial Assistance provided during last three years to set up grid-connected biomass power/bagasse cogeneration projects in the States of Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh is as follows :
(Rs. in crore)
The promoters/project developer has to ensure supply of biomass for biomass based power generation projects, the Minister added.
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The Minister further stated that the details of the Central Financial Assistance provided during last three years to set up grid-connected biomass power/bagasse cogeneration projects in the States of Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh is as follows :
(Rs. in crore)
| Year | CFA Provided |
| 2011-12 | Rs.52.84 |
| 2012-13 | Rs.56.25 |
| 2013-14 | Rs.31.59 |
The promoters/project developer has to ensure supply of biomass for biomass based power generation projects, the Minister added.
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