The Government of India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) announced a significant simplification of its Waste to Energy Programme documentation and application procedures, effective October 3, 2025. This move, which comes with the approval of the Minister for NRE, is designed to make the process more user-friendly, accelerate project development, and promote the generation of Biogas, Bio-CNG, Power, and syngas from various wastes, including urban, industrial, and agricultural residues.
The key focus of this initiative is streamlining the submission requirements across the three main stages of a project: application, initial 50% claim, and final claim before full disbursement.
For the initial application stage, the required documents have been condensed. Developers no longer need to submit a separate Forwarding Letter or a Techno-economic Feasibility Report for non-bank-financed projects. The primary documents now required are the Detailed Project Report (DPR), the Loan Sanction Letter (if debt financing is used), and a mandatory Undertaking on a non-judicial stamp paper of ₹500/-.
The most notable changes come in the claim process. For the initial 50% claim of the sanctioned Central Financial Assistance (CFA), the requirement for a Joint Inspection has been removed. This decision is based on the fact that this initial release is already secured by an equal amount of Bank Guarantee. The documents needed at this stage have been reduced to the Consent to Operate (CTO) or its acknowledgement certificate, the Bank Guarantee, and the Bank Mandate Form.
The final claim stage, before full disbursement, has also been clarified. The previous separate requirements for the Commissioning Certificate, Plant Inspection Report, and Performance Inspection Report have been combined into a single, comprehensive Combined Plant Inspection Report. This combined report must be uploaded by the Inspection Agency and include performance data covering 72 hours and three months. Furthermore, the official date of commissioning for a Waste to Energy plant will now be considered the day the first unit of Biogas, Bio-CNG, or Power production takes place.
These changes are expected to greatly improve clarity for developers and implementing agencies like the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), ultimately speeding up project approvals and construction across the country’s renewable energy landscape.
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