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India is readying a dedicated compressed biogas (CBG) policy that will back feedstock aggregation (machinery financing) and gas evacuation via pipeline expansion, building on discussions at India Energy Week, said Hardeep Singh Puri. The move lands alongside a Budget step to exempt excise duty on the biogas portion of blended CNG, meant to fix “double taxation” and spur offtake.
Targets in view include a 5% CBG blending goal by FY29 and scale-up from today’s 132 operational CBG plants (≈920 TPD) under SATAT.
Net effect: more bankable projects, better rural waste-to-fuel economics, and a clearer route to displace imported gas with domestic CBG.
