24th April, 2003
Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources  


GRANT TO BIOMASS PROJECTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH


Lok Sabha

Central Financial Assistance in the form of interest subsidy amounting to Rs.10.40 crore was released during 2002-03 for biomass power and congeneration projects in Andhra Pradesh. This included Rs.51.84 lakh for a biomass power project in Mahaboob Nagar District.

An amount of Rs.9.61 crore was released for projects in Andhra Pradesh during the previous year 2001-02.

This information was given by Shri M. Kannappan, Minister of State for Non-conventional Energy Sources, in a written reply to a question by Shri A.P.Jithender Reddy in the Lok Sabha today.