The government approved the “Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN (Jaiv Indhan- Vatavaran Anukool Fasal Awashesh Nivaran) Yojana” for providing financial support to Integrated Bioethanol Projects using lignocellulosic biomass (LC Biomass) and other renewable feedstock.
The scheme focuses to incentivise 2G Ethanol sector and support this nascent industry by creating a suitable ecosystem for setting up commercial projects and increasing Research & Development in this area. It is a small step for Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas that has targeted to achieve 10% blending percentage of Ethanol in petrol by 2022.
Objectives
Establish commercially viable projects for 2G Ethanol production.
Provide remunerative income to farmers for their otherwise waste agriculture residues.
Address concerns of environmental pollution caused by burning of biomass/ agriculture residues.
Help in meeting the targets envisaged in Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme promoted by Government of India & the vision of 10% reduction in import dependence by way of reducing the use of fossil fuels.
To create rural & urban employment opportunities.
To contribute to Swacch Bharat Mission by supporting the aggregation of non-food biofuel feedstocks such as waste biomass and urban waste.
Indigenisation of second generation biomass to ethanol technologies.
Implementation
Under this scheme, 12 Commercial Scale and 10 demonstration scale Second Generation (2G) ethanol Projects will be provided a Viability Gap Funding (VGF) support in two phases:
Phase-I (2018-19 to 2022-23): wherein 6 commercial projects and 5 demonstration projects will be supported.
Phase-II (2020-21 to 2023-24): wherein remaining 6 commercial projects and 5 demonstration projects will be supported.
Benefits
Meeting Government of India vision of reducing import dependence by way of substituting fossil fuels with Biofuels.
Achieving the GHG emissions reduction targets through progressive blending/ substitution of fossil fuels.
Addressing environment concerns caused due to burning of biomass/ crop residues & improves health of citizens.
Improving farmer income by providing them remunerative income for their otherwise waste agriculture residues.
Creating rural & urban employment opportunities in 2G Ethanol projects and Biomass supply chain.
Contributing to Swacch Bharat Mission by supporting the aggregation of non-food biofuel feed stocks such as waste biomass and urban waste.
