Scheme to Support Promotion of Manufacturing of Briquettes & Pellets and Biomass

The Biomass Programme is to support setting up of Biomass Briquette/Pellet manufacturing plants and to support Biomass (nonbagasse) based cogeneration projects in Industries

The programme provides Central Financial Assistance (CFA to project developers and service charges to implementing agency and inspection agencies in respect of setting up of Briquette / Pellet manufacturing plants and Biomass (non- bagasse) cogeneration projects in industries

Period

FY 2021-22 upto FY 2025-26

Pattern Of Assistances

Standard CFA pattern: CFA available under the programme is as follows:

Project Type	CFA
Briquette / Pellet Manufacturing plants	Rs. 9 Lakh per MTPH (metric ton/hour) manufacturing capacity (maximum CFA of Rs 45 Lakhs per plant)
Biomass (Non-bagasse ) cogeneration projects	Rs. 40 Lakhs/MW (on Installed Capacity) (maximum CFA of Rs. 5 Crores per project)

Type Of Project	Rate of CFA under Biomass Programme Of NBA
Briquette Manufacturing Plant	Rs: 9.0 Lakh/MTPH ( Maximum Rs:45.0 Lakh per project)
Non Torrefied pallet manufacturing plant	Rs: 21.0 lakh/MTPH production capacity or 30% of the project cost considered plant and machinery of 1 MTPH plant, Whichever is lower ( maximum Rs. 105 lakh per project)
Torrefield pallets manufacturing plant	Rs: 42.0 lakh/MTPH production capacity or 30% of the project cost considered plant and machinery of 1 MTPH plant, Whichever is lower ( maximum Rs. 210 lakh per project)