The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India has notified the National Bioenergy Programme on November 2nd , 2022. MNRE has continued the National Bioenergy Programme for the period from FY 2021-22 to 2025-26. The Programme has been recommended for implementation in two Phases. The Phase-I of the Programme has been approved with a budget outlay of Rs. 858 crore which included Rs. 100 Crore for the Biogas Programme to support setting up of small (1 m3 to 25 m3 biogas per day) and medium size Biogas plants i.e. above 25 m3 to 2500 m3 biogas generation per day for corresponding power generation capacity range of 3 kW to 250 kW from biogas or raw biogas for thermal energy / cooling applications.