MNRE has continued the National Bioenergy Programme for the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26. The programme has been recommended for implementation in two phases. The Phase-I of the programme has been approved with a budget outlay of Rs 8.58 billion. The National Bioenergy Programme will comprise of three sub-schemes including- waste to energy programme (programme on energy from urban, industrial and agricultural wastes /residues) to support setting up of large biogas, bio compressed natural gas (bioCNG) and power plants (excluding municipal solid waste to power projects); biomass programme (scheme to support manufacturing of briquettes and 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; and biogas programme to support setting up of family and medium size biogas in rural areas.
Green Fuel: Compressed biogas offers a feasible alternative to CNG
By Anita Khuller Biogas is produced naturally through a process of anaerobic decomposition from waste/biomass sources such as agricultural residue, cattle dung, sugarcane press mud, municipal solid waste, sewage treatment plant waste and distillery spent […]
Husk Power Systems: Making a mark in the mini-grid space
Renewable energy-based mini-grids and microgrids are an effective and reliable source of power, especially in off-grid remote locations. Husk Power Systems is one of those select few players in the mini-grids space that have achieved […]
No blanket extension of ALMM List II beyond June 1, 2026
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has notified that there will be no blanket extension of the deadline for mandatory compliance with the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List II for […]