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Green energy body seeks CBG blending obligation for industry
The Indian Federation of Green Energy has asked the petroleum ministry to extend the compressed biogas (CBG) blending obligation to large industrial consumers such as refineries, petrochemical plants and power plants. Currently,…
The Story in Brief
The Indian Federation of Green Energy has asked the petroleum ministry to extend the compressed biogas (CBG) blending obligation to large industrial consumers such as refineries, petrochemical plants and power plants. Currently, only city gas distributors must blend CBG, and they achieved just 0.92% blending against the 1% mandate in FY26. Of 207 CBG plants, only 24 are connected to gas pipelines, while 148 have no connectivity planned. The request comes days after the Cabinet approved the ₹23,731 crore Gobardhan National Circular Bioenergy Scheme to boost domestic CBG production tenfold.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that city gas distributors alone are failing to meet the CBG blending target ignores the real bottleneck: infrastructure. Only 24 of 207 existing plants have pipeline connectivity; 148 have none planned. Blaming distributors for low offtake while industrial users escape the obligation is one-sided. The real test is whether the new ₹23,731 crore Gobardhan scheme will fast-track pipeline links faster than the mandate rises to 5% by 2029.
Source: energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com
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