Category : Biogas & CBG


Indian State-Owned Companies Invest $72M in Ten CBG Plants

January 2024 Gail India and Trualt Bioenergy, two state-owned companies, have announced a joint venture to set up ten compressed biogas (CBG) plants in India with an investment of more than $72 million. The CBG plants will process over 600 million kg of organic waste...


How India’s Bioenergy Sector Will Benefit from GEF’s $1.4 Billion Sustainable Fund

July 2023 The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has launched a $1.4 billion fund to support sustainable projects in 88 countries, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). India’s bioenergy sector is one of the beneficiaries of the fund, with a project to produce...


Budget 2024: Rs 150 crore for biomass collection to boost CBG production

The Budget 2024 has allocated Rs 150 crore for the collection of biomass, which is a key feedstock for compressed biogas (CBG) production. The industry executives warmly welcome the financial assistance as it will help overcome one of the main challenges of CBG projects, which...


GPS Renewables bags orders worth ₹2000 crore for CBG projects across India

GPS Renewables, an Indian technology and engineering company in clean fuels, has secured orders worth ₹2000 crore for multiple compressed biogas (CBG) projects across India. The company will process 4,000 tonnes per day of agri-residue and energy crop, and 300 tonnes per day of municipal...


Reliance Industries Seeks Sugarcane Press Mud for Biomass Plants

December 2023 Reliance Industries (RIL) is in talks with sugar mill operators to source sugarcane press mud, a key raw material for producing compressed biogas (CBG). RIL plans to set up 100 CBG plants in the next five years, using 5.5 million tonnes of agricultural...


EverEnviro and Torrent Gas Join Forces to Fight Stubble Burning with Bio CNG

EverEnviro Resource Management, a renewable energy company, has partnered with Torrent Gas, supported by GAIL India Ltd, to supply compressed biogas (Bio CNG) in Punjab. The project will use paddy residue as biomass to produce Bio CNG, which will be fed into the city gas...


Business innovations from India can fuel growth of Global Biofuel Alliance

Nov 07, 2023 The Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA), an initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi aims to facilitate the adoption of biofuels as a key component of energy transition and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Gauri Singh, Deputy Director General of the International Renewable Energy...


UP Govt Clears Rs 550 Crore Bioenergy Projects to Prevent Stubble Burning

October 2023 The Uttar Pradesh government has approved 12 private sector bioenergy projects worth Rs 550 crore, which will produce over 90 tonnes of compressed biogas (CBG) and 44 kilolitres (kl) of biodiesel per day from agricultural waste. The projects are part of the state’s...


UP govt clears Rs 550 crore biogas, biodiesel projects from agri-waste.

The Uttar Pradesh government has approved 12 private sector bioenergy projects worth Rs 550 crore, which will produce compressed biogas (CBG) and biodiesel from agricultural waste. The Compressed biogas (CBG) projects will produce 93 tons of CBG per day from agricultural waste and the state...


Punjab’s Green Hydrogen Policy Emphasizes Biomass as a Feedstock

Punjab has published a green hydrogen policy that focuses on producing hydrogen from biomass, which is abundant in the state due to its agricultural sector. The policy aims to produce 100,000 t/yr of green hydrogen from biomass gasification and offers various incentives for project developers...