The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved an additional budget of Rs 1.4 billion for Phase I of the National Bioenergy Programme. As a part of this additional budget, Rs 375 million has been allocated to the waste-to-energy scheme, Rs 525 million to the biomass scheme, and Rs 500 million to the biogas scheme.
Furthermore, with the approval of the supplementary budget, the total outlay under Phase I of the National Bioenergy Programme now amounts to Rs 9.98 billion. Earlier, the approved budget outlay was of Rs 8.58 billion.
Earlier this month, MNRE released the National Policy on Geothermal Energy with the vision of making geothermal energy a key part of India’s renewable energy mix.
Furthermore, in the same month, MNRE proposed to issue the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers List-III for solar wafers, which will come into effect from June 1, 2028.
