Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Off-grid biogas projects

12th Five Year Plan

CFA will be released after completion of project and submission of completion report which includes complete technical details, photographs, commissioning report, performance report of 3 months, inspection report by MNRE.

• Capacity range – 3 kW to 250 kW.
• Biogas projects for power generation and thermal applications.
• Projects to be taken up by village level organizations, institutions, private entrepreneurs etc., in rural areas and areas under remote village electrification programme of MNRE.

• The proposal submission format is enclosed in the scheme document.
• The installation/commissioning of biogas power plants should be completed within a year and not longer than 18 months from the project sanction date.
• The condition of successful commissioning of projects implies project operation for 3 months, including 72 hours continuous operation at 80% minimum rated capacity. The project developer/implementing agency will be required to provide data of its biogas power generation and performance on a six-monthly basis to MNRE.
• The plant will be monitored for proper performance by the implementing agencies, which includes quantity of feedstock fed into biogas plants, biogas generation and power generation/units generated, and operating hours and usage of the same, on daily basis. The plants will be operated for a minimum of 10 hours per-day.