INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED Environmental Impact Assessment Report For Environmental Clearance Ligno- Cellulosic 2G Ethanol Plant At Gram Panchayat Baholi , Panipat Refinery Road , District Panipat, Haryana. Category:-A, as per EIA notification dated 14/09/2006 [Schedule no. : 5(g) Distillery] Technology Partner PRAJ INDUSTRIES LIMITED, PUNE Corporate Office : 'Praj Tower', 274 & 275, Bhumkar Chowk-Hinjewadi Road, Hinjewadi, Pune-411057 Consultant appointed by Praj – ABC TECHNO LABS INDIA PVT.LTD. Corporate Office: ABC Tower 400, 13th Street,SIDCO Industrial Estate (North Phase), Ambattur – 600 098, Chennai Land Mark: Near National Productivity Council. Ph: 9566187777 Mumbai Office: A-355, Balaji Bhavan, Plot No. 42 A, Sector 11, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai – 400614. Maharashtra, India, Tel: 022 27580044 www.abctechnolab.com [email protected] Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Proposed Environmental Clearance Ligno-Cellulosic 2G Ethanol Plant at Gram Panchayat Baholi, , Panipat Refinery Road, Panipat-132140 District Panipat, Haryana Index 1.1 Applicability of EIA ..................................................................................................................................... 9 1.2 Environmental Settings: ............................................................................................................................. 9 1.3 Process Operations involved at the plant ................................................................................................... 9 The Project will comprise of following Sections/Process Operations: .............................................................. 9 Biomass Storage ...................................................................................................................................... 9 Material Handling, Milling, Conveying and Wet washing. ........................................................................ 9 1.6.3 Risk Reduction Measures ...................................................................................................................... 12 1.12 Economic Importance: ........................................................................................................................... 14 1.13Social Importance ................................................................................................................................... 14 STANDARD TERMS OF REFERENCE ........................................................................................ 16 CHAPTER 1 ....................................................................................................................................... 25 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................. 25 1.1 Background ....................................................................................................................................... 25 1.2 Purpose of Project ............................................................................................................................. 25 1.3 Market Scenario ................................................................................................................................ 26 1.3.1 Global Ethanol Scenario: ......................................................................................................................... 26 1.3.2 Indian Ethanol Scenario:.......................................................................................................................... 26 Some of the key ethanol industry updates: ..................................................................................................... 28 1.3.3 Indian biomass (agricultural crop residues) availability .......................................................................... 28 1.3.4 Economic Importance: ............................................................................................................................ 29 1.3.5 Social Importance .................................................................................................................................... 29 1.3.6 Environmental Importance ..................................................................................................................... 30 1.4 Need of EIA .............................................................................................................................................. 30 1.5 Terms of Reference .................................................................................................................................. 30 1.6 Approach and Methodology .................................................................................................................... 31 1.7 Environmental Settings of the site ........................................................................................................... 32 1.8 Location of the Project ............................................................................................................................. 32 1.9 EIA Report Presentation .......................................................................................................................... 36 Page 2 of 180 Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Proposed Environmental Clearance Ligno-Cellulosic 2G Ethanol Plant at Gram Panchayat Baholi, , Panipat Refinery Road, Panipat-132140 District Panipat, Haryana CHAPTER 2 ....................................................................................................................................... 38 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................... 38 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 38 2.2 Project Location ....................................................................................................................................... 38 2.3 Technical Details of the Plant ................................................................................................................... 41 2.4 Process Operations involved at the plant ................................................................................................. 42 The Project will comprise of following Sections/Process Operations: ............................................................ 42 Biomass Storage .................................................................................................................................... 42 Material Handling, Milling, Conveying and Wet washing. ...................................................................... 42 Table2.5: Basis of Design for considering 100 KLPD Plant .............................................................................. 44 Table 2.6 : Requirement of Inputs: ................................................................................................................. 44 STEAM CONSUMPTION ................................................................................................................ 44 TOTAL ELECTRICAL LOAD (ESTIMATED) ............................................................................. 44 2.7 Process Description .................................................................................................................................. 44 2.7.1 Material Handling, Milling & Wet Washing Section: ............................................................................... 44 2.7.2 Pre Treatment Section ............................................................................................................................ 45 2.7.3 Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Co Fermentation Section: .............................................................................. 46 2.7.4 Co -fermentation Section: ....................................................................................................................... 46 2.7.5 Distillation Section: ................................................................................................................................. 47 2.7.6 Dehydration Section: ............................................................................................................................... 47 2.7.7 Solid -Liquid Separation ........................................................................................................................... 48 2.7.8 Thin Slop Evaporation ............................................................................................................................. 48 2.7.9 Process Condensate Polishing Unit ......................................................................................................... 48 2.10 Output ................................................................................................................................................... 48 2.10 Estimated Capital Investment ................................................................................................................ 49 CHAPTER 3 ....................................................................................................................................... 50 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................ 50 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................