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- of the total potential and the top 10 account for about 85 per cent. These states are also the top MSW generating states in the country. Based on the Waste-to– Energy Research and Technology Council, India's estimates of MSW generation in 2011 (133,780 tpd), it can be said that the current potential for energy recovery is much higher than that estimated in 2005. The top five states in terms of potential of energy recovery from liquid wastes are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh , West Bengal and Delhi. These states account for 52 per cent of the total potential from municipal liquid waste and the top 10 states account for 84 per cent share. The country's growing energy needs, increasing environmental concerns resulting in pressure for additional facilities and new technologies, generation of huge volumes of solid waste, space crunch for landfills, reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (avoids a nominal 1 tonne of C0 2 equivalent for each tonne of waste processed), and the eligibility of WtE plants for carbon emission reduction credits are the key drivers for the WtE segment. With advanced technologies, waste can be used to generate fuel that does not require mining or drilling for increasingly scarce and expensive non– renewable fossil fuel resources. These drivers are expected to enable the WtE market to develop at a compound annual growth rate of 9-12 per cent in the next three years {till 2015). Key government initiatives To capitalize on the energy recovery potential, the MNRE has launched three programmes - Energy Recovery from MSW; Energy Recovery from Urban Wastes (other than MSW); and Recovery of Energy/Power Generation from Industrial and Commercial Wastes and Effluents. Financing mechanism of MNRE's WtE programme - ~ • ' - - --- - -- - - - - - l ; _ Details . MSW Urban wa~te__ J Outlay for 2011-12 Financial assistance Rs 100 million Flat rate of Rs 20 million per MW, subject to a ceiling of 20 per cent of project cost or Rs 100 milllion, whichever is less. Rs 50 million Power generation from biogas generated at sewage treatment plants: 40 per cent of project cost subject to a limit of Rs 20 million per MN. Power generation from other urban wastes: 50 per cent of project cost, subject to a limit of Rs 30 million per MW. Power generation from other urban wastes and agricultural wastes/residues: 30 per cent of project cost, subject to a limit of Rs 30 million per MW and Rs 60 million per project. Project development assistance 50 per cent of the cost of DPR preparation, subject to a ceiling of Rs 1 million per project Administrative charges to state nodal agencies 1 per cent of financial assistance, subject to a limit of Rs 500,000 per project Financial assistance for training and awareness Limit of Rs 300,000 per event Financial assistance for resource assessmenU performance evaluation Limit of Rs 300,000 per study Financial assistance for R&D In accordance with MNRE guideline Source: MNRE The programmes are implemented through state nodal agencies, which forward the detailed project reports (DPRs) received from the promoters to the MNRE, monitor project execution and provide guidance for project completion, and submit progress reports to the MNRE. The projects are executed or taken up by private and public sector entrepreneurs and organizations as well as non– governmental organizations. They could be executed on a build-own-operate, build-own- operate-lease-transfer basis. Technical and financial institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency, and Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited are involved in the development phase of public-private partnership projects. The National Mission for Sustainable Habitat, one of the eight missions approved under the 51