Salient Features

  • Promotes waste-to-energy plants for generating biogas, Bio-CNG, and electricity from urban, industrial, and agricultural waste.
  • Includes three sub-programmes: 1. Waste to Energy: Supports large biogas, Bio-CNG, and power plants.
    1. Biomass Programme: Promotes pellets, briquettes, and non-bagasse-based power generation.
    1. Biogas Programme: Encourages family and medium-sized biogas setups in rural areas. Beneficiaries: Identified by the central government.