Now Reading: Five distributors drive over half of India’s CBG sales
-
01
Five distributors drive over half of India’s CBG sales
Five city gas distributors sold 55% of India's compressed biogas in 2025-26, data from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board show. The national blending ratio reached 0.92%, just shy of the…
The Story in Brief
Five city gas distributors sold 55% of India's compressed biogas in 2025-26, data from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board show. The national blending ratio reached 0.92%, just shy of the 1% mandate that will rise to 3% this year. Torrent Gas sold 21.4% of all CBG; BPCL achieved the highest blending share at 4.15%. India currently has 207 functional CBG plants.
Separately, the government targets a tenfold jump in production to 5 million standard cubic metres per day in five to 10 years, a senior ministry official told ETEnergyworld. The Rs 23,731 crore GOBARdhan scheme aims to address supply-chain uncertainties with offtake guarantees, stable pricing and pipeline connectivity.
The Indian Opinion
The government's CBG push is ambitious but the numbers so far are modest. Despite a mandate, blending barely reached 0.92% last year, and only five distributors account for most sales. The target of 5 mmscmd from current 0.4 mmscmd is a steep climb. The GOBARdhan scheme tackles genuine uncertainties, feedstock, pricing, offtake, but execution hinges on state cooperation and bankable projects. The real test is whether the blending ratio hits the 3% target this year, given only 207 plants are operational today.
Sources (2): energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com, energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com (2)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
