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Lok Sabha
A total Bio-mass power capacity of 239 MW has been installed in the country during the last two year i.e. 2003-04 and 2004-05, which is about 3% of the additional power generation installed capacity in the country during the corresponding period. The electricity generated from bio-mass Power Projects is fed into the respective State Electricity Grid.
Under the National Biogas and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP), the Ministry has been allocating annual targets for setting up of family type biogas plants to State Governments/U.T. Administration and other nodal agencies, such as Khadi and Village Industries Comm9ission (KVIC), which in turn, sub-allocating targets among different districts and blocks on a cluster area approach for implementation in rural areas. The programme is being implemented in almost all districts in the country, except high altitude areas.
The estimated cost of a biogas plant varies according to model, capacity, market prices of construction materials and labour cost etc, Estimated cost of a common 2 cubic meter family type biogas plant is about Rs.14,000/- in North Eastern Region States, Rs.12,000/- in hilly regions and Rs.9,000/- in other areas.
This information was given by Shri Vilas Muttemwar, Minister of State (Independent charge) for Non-Conventional Energy Sources, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
RCJ/kc / Bio-Mass (PQ) (12.8.05)
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