Urban Waste Based Power Projects
The Capital Subsidy for Urban Waste based Power Projects will be considered subject
to the following:
The main objectives of the Programme on Energy Recovery from urban wastes are as
follows:
- To promote setting up of biomethanation
based projects for recovery of energy from other urban wastes such as sewage gas,
cattle dung, vegetable market, slaughterhouse wastes and agricultural wastes / residues
- To create conducive environment,
with fiscal and financial regime, to develop, demonstrate and disseminate utilization
of urban wastes for recovery of energy
Details of Financial Assistance
Financial support to be provided under this Programme is as follows: -
Power generation at Sewage Treatment Plants
Financial assistance @ 40% of the project cost subject to a maximum of Rs.2.0 crore/MW
shall be provided for projects for generation of power from biogas being produced
at Sewage Treatment Plants. Project cost will include the cost of engine-genset,
H2S removal plant and other related equipment.
Power generation from other urban wastes
Financial assistance @50% of project cost subject to upper limit of Rs. 3.0 crore/
MW shall be provided for setting up projects based on biomethanation technology
for power generation from cattle dung, vegetable market and slaughterhouse wastes
generated in the urban areas. For cattle dung based projects, eligible project capacity
would be 250 kW and above. In case of projects for generation of only biogas for
thermal application, the FA will be limited to Rs. 1.0 crore /MWeq (i.e. biogas
production of 12000 cu.m /day.) .
Power generation from other urban wastes and agricultural wastes/residues
Financial Assistance @30% of project cost subject to upper limit of Rs. 3.0 crore/
MW shall be provided for setting up projects based on biomethanation technology
for power generation from a mix of cattle dung, vegetable market and slaughterhouse
wastes along with agricultural wastes/residues. These projects can also be based
on wastes obtained from periurban or rural areas and the plants can be located wherever
the wastes are available. The provision for addition of agricultural residues will
be reviewed after sanction of projects with a total capacity of 20 MW or end of
the plant period, whichever is earlier.
Financial assistance under this scheme will be limited to an upper limit of Rs.
6.00 crore per project.