India has set up 132 compressed bio gas plants with a combined production capacity of 920 tonnes per day, with more capacity being added under the Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation initiative, Union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on X.
In a social media post, the minister said the CBG programme is helping convert farm and organic waste into clean fuel while supporting rural incomes and lowering emissions.
“What was once waste is now powering progress. India has 132 compressed bio gas plants producing 920 TPD today, with more capacity coming up under SATAT,” Puri wrote.
SATAT was launched on October 1, 2018, with the objective of creating an ecosystem for producing CBG from waste and biomass sources across the country. Under the initiative, oil and gas marketing companies such as IOCL, BPCL, HPCL, GAIL and IGL have invited expressions of interest from entrepreneurs to procure CBG for marketing according to news agency ANI.
Separately, the minister also highlighted recent steps taken to boost India’s domestic energy production.
Puri said that in December 2025, India offered 50 new exploration and production blocks covering oil, gas and coal bed methane assets, describing it as a significant step towards strengthening energy security. (January 3, 2026, Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/bioenergy-boost-india-sets-up-132-cbg-plants-nationwide-output-touches-920-tonnes-per-day/articleshow/126321550.cms#)
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