Status of Large Biogas
SREP Application and Subsidy Release Process
Sushim Man Amatya
Program Officer, Large Biogas and Waste to Energy
National Rural and Renewable Program (NRREP), AEPC
The Problem: High Dependency on Imported Fuel
Photo Source: Kantipur Daily
Front Page Picture of Kantipur Daily on Jan 27,2015
• Huge dependency on imported fuel:
Photo Source: Kantipur Daily
Part of the Solution: Let Us Use Biogas !!
Categories of Large Biogas:
1. Institutional:
Public/Government Institutions
Hospitals, Schools, Army/Police
Barracks, Religious Temples etc
2. Community:
Serving Communal Waste
Treatment
3. Commercial:
All private entities including:
HOSPITALS, schools, animal/poultry
farms, Slaughter Houses etc
4. Municipal Scale:
Municipal solid waste is sorted and anaerobically digested to produce biogas
Current Government Subsidy:
Subsidy Amount in NPR.
Biogas Systems
Thermal Application Per
m3
Electricity Generation per
kW
Commercial Biogas Plants
4000
65,000
Municipal Scale Waste to
Energy Systems
50% of the total cost but
not exceeding Rs.
50,000.00 per m3
50% of the total cost but
not exceeding NRs.
250,000.00 per kW
whichever is less
Institutional Biogas Plants
for Public Institution
11,500
185,000
Community Biogas Plants
9000
150,000
Subsidy Policy for Renewable Energy 2069
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Subsidy will be disbursed to Developer as per Governmental
Subsidy Provision (above mentioned)
SREP will reimburse 20% of Total project cost or actual
subsidy provided whichever is lower to AEPC/NRREP
Results Framework – Commercial Targets and Ceiling
S.N
Approximate Size
Approximate Numbers
1
35 Cum
320
2
75 Cum
225
3
300 Cum
15
4
500 Cum
10
• About 9.3 million cum of biogas generated (11.7
GWh of Electricity Equivalent) by the end of 2019
• 4.73 million cum of biogas from the commercial
sector alone (~104 million MJth)
• Subsidy ceiling: USD 300,000 per plant
Results Framework - Municipal Biogas Plants
• 30 Municipal scale plants envisioned
• Subsidy ceiling: USD 500,000 per plant
• 6.6 million cum of biogas from the municipal waste (~
145 million MJth)
Pre-Qualified Companies
• 22 Pre-qualified Consulting Firms to conduct FS/DFS
• 37 Pre-qualified Construction firms for construction/
installation of large biogas plants.
• All the contact details of the companies are in the
AEPC website
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Some Relevant Documents on Large Biogas
Free Downloadable from www.w2ebazaar.org.np
Some Relevant Documents on Large Biogas
Documents on ESMF Published:
• 3 Trainings on Construction of Large Biogas Plants Conducted
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• Detailed Feasibility Studies of Selected Enterprises
especially Cow Farms and Slaughter Houses for
Biogas Power generation completed
Progress so Far
• Detailed Feasibility Study on Biogas Power
Generation from Poultry Waste in the Poultry Farms
Completed: Report Downloadable from
www.aepc.gov.np under resource center
Application Procedure and Subsidy Delivery
Mechanism
How to Apply?
www.w2ebazaar.org.np
• A website for W2E is created and updated to receive
online proposals
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Application from available both in Nepali & English
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Live Demo of Application Process
REVIEWED BY
IMPLEMENTATION STEPS
Application
AEPC
TRC
Developer
FS
PQ
Consulting
Approved?
Y
BY WHOM
N
DFS required
DFS
TRC
Developer
Approved?
Y
N
50% of DFS
cost released
to Developer
Construction
Approval Letter
PROJECT STARTS
(Selection of Construction
Company)
AEPC
ASSESSMENT
IMPLEMENTATION STEPS
Selection of PQ Construction/
Installation Company
Tripartite Agreement
Against Bank
Guarantee
40% Subsidy
To PQC
Constr/Developer
TESTING AND
COMMISSIONING
Developer
Third Party
Verification
PQC Constr
Successful?
Y
N
50% Subsidy
1 YEAR PROJECT
GUARANTEE and ASS
AEPC
10% Subsidy
To PQC Constr/Developer against
10% Bank Guarantee of Subsidy
from Developer
Developer
TP
PQC Constr
Successful?
Y
Developer
PQC Constr
AEPC
Developer
PQC Constr
PROJECT STARTS
AEPC
BY WHOM
N
To PQC
Constr/Developer
Thank You
Mr. Sushim Man Amatya
Program Officer, Large Biogas and Waste to Energy
NRREP/ AEPC