(a) the measures undertaken under the Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable
Transportation scheme;
(b) the details of the Compressed Bio Gas (CBG)plants setup in India including, location,
companies involved, expenditure incurred by the Government and the number of other such
plants proposed to be set up; and
(c) the details of technology deployed by these plants including the benefits of CBG as
compared over other power resources along with the consumption-supply as of now for
CBG?
MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)
(a) “Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT)” scheme was
launched on 1st October 2018 wherein Oil and Gas Marketing Companies (OGMCs) are
inviting Expression of Interest (EoI) from potential entrepreneur to procure Compressed Bio
Gas (CBG). Under this scheme few of the enablers like assured price for offtake of CBG with
long term agreements by OGMCs; inclusion of bio manures produced from CBG plants as
Fermented Organic Manure (FOM) under Fertilizer Control Order 1985; inclusion of CBG
projects under Priority Sector Lending by RBI have been provided.
(b) So far 9 CBG plants have been commissioned and started supply of CBG under
SATAT scheme. These plants are located in Andhra Pradesh (1No.), Gujarat (3 No.),
Haryana (1 No.), Maharashtra (3 No.) and Tamil Nadu (1No.).These plants are set up by
entrepreneurs and private companies who have raised financial resources to develop these
plants on the basis of LoIs issued by OGMCs.
(c) Technology for a plant is chosen by the entrepreneurs depending upon various factors
including feedstock techno-commercial feasibility, etc. Conversion of waste/ bio-mass into
CBG has multiple benefits viz. reduction of natural gas import, reduction of GHG emission,
reduction in burning of agriculture residues, remunerative income to farmers, employment
generation, effective waste management etc., and at present is being supplied as fuel in
transportation sector.