Approval & Permits Required to set up BioCBG Plants
The setting up of BioCNG projects requires number of administrative approvals and permits from various approving authorities including central government Procedures to Approval/Consent to Establish from Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO) Procedures to Approval/Consent to Establish from State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) Industrial Classification of BioCNG Projects.
Indicative List of Approval for BioCNG Projects and Corresponding Approving Authorities :
| S.No. | List of Items | Approving Agency/Authority |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
No objection certificate (NOC) for panchayat setting up the project
|
Local municipality cooperation/gram |
| 2 | Capital subsidy | MNRE, GOI through State Nodal Agencies (SNA) |
| 3 | Electricity and water connections | Utilities/distribution company and jal board |
| 4 | Taxes | Revenue Department |
| 5 | Change of Land Use (CLU), if required | State Town Planning Board |
| 6 | Consent to establish and consent Board to operate | State Pollution Control |
| 7 | Explosive substance license - Consent to establish and Consent to operate | Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO) |
| 8 | Certificate of incorporation of Project SPV, if required | Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
| 9 | Factory license | Indian Factories Act, 1948 from Chief Inspector of Factories |
| 10 | Labour license | Department of Labour |
| 11 | Gas supply agreement, if required | GAIL/IOCL/HPCL/BPCL/IGL/other OGMCs |
| 12 | NOC from Fire Department | State Fire and Emergency Services |
| 13 | NOC for forest clearances, if required | State Forest Department |
| 14 | Certificate of Manufacture of Mixture of Fertilizers/ Micronutrient mixtures/ Biofertilizers/ Organic Manures, if required | Department of Agriculture |
Procedures to Approval/Consent to Establish from Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO)
Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO) is a government organization created to regulate and monitor the manufacturing, import, export, transport, possession, sale and use of explosives, petroleum products, and compressed gases. PESO provides
approval/licences under various acts/rules of explosive/petroleum/inflammable for various premises/units/vehicles. Brief process for securing PESO certification in India is outlined as follows:
• Preparation of application documents such as Memorandum of Articles in case of public/ private sectors or registered partnership deed in case of the partnership company, NOC from District Authority, layout plan of the plant, project report, and test reports
• Application at PESO authority
• Checking of application documents by PESO
• Factory audit
• Issuance of PESO certificate
Procedures to Approval/Consent to Establish from State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Application for Consent to Establish (CTE) for any industry from SPCB is mainly an online process now. More specific details on the process can be found on website of SPCBs.
Following are the indicative list of documents required for approval.
- Copy of attested Sale Deed/Lease Deed or any other relevant documents as proof to ensure possession of the site/factory.
- Copy of attested Memorandum of Articles in case of public/private sectors or registered partnership deed in case of the partnership company.
- Layout plan showing the location of various process equipments, utilities, generator, effluent treatment plants, etc.
- Sketch showing the distance of water bodies, roads, existing/proposed residential areas, agricultural lands, and other sensitive areas.
- The detailed manufacturing process for each product along with a detailed process flowchart. Material, water and wastewater balance of the process.
- Land use certificate.
- Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and or Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) proposal.
- Air pollution control measures proposal which must contain the details regarding fuels used, sources of emission, characteristics, concentration and quality of pollutant, odour/noise-causing operations and its specific odour/noise control measures.
- Industries attracting Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification shall submit environmental clearance obtained from the MOEF/SEIAA along with the EIA Report (If applicable)
9Industrial Classification of BioCNG Projects
As per the Centre Pollution Control Board (CPCB) classification of industrial sectors, a compressed/ refined biogas production from biodegradable waste industry is broadly an orange category industry (Pollution Index 50). However, plants/industry with zero waste water discharge from digester and feed slurry to digester having Volatile Organic Fraction with more than 75% to be considered as Green category industry20.