Lok Sabha Question No. 992 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Compressed Biogas Plants
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Prathap Simha, Bhagwanth Khuba

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 992 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 th  February, 2021 Compressed Biogas Plants

## 992. SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  a  large  number  of  compressed  biogas  plants across  the  country  under  the  Sustainable  Alternative  Towards  Affordable  Transportation (SATAT) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government for generating gas from municipal waste as well as from forest and agricultural waste including animal-husbandry and marine waste; and
- (c) the further steps taken by the Government to boost the availability of affordable and clean transport fuel?

## ANSWER पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी ( ी धम धान )

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a)  and  (b)Yes  Sir.  Government  of  India  has  launched  Sustainable  Alternative  Towards Affordable  Transportation  (SATAT)  initiative  on  1.10.2018  to  promote  Compressed  Bio  Gas (CBG) as an alternative, green transport fuel for efficient management of biomass and organic waste includingmunicipal waste as well as from forest and agricultural waste including animalhusbandry and marine waste. This initiative envisages establishment of large number of CBG plants  by  private  entrepreneurs.  As  part  of  the  SATAT  scheme,  Oil  and  Gas  Marketing Companies are inviting Expression of Interest (EoI) for procurement of CBG on long term basis. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has included CBG plants in Priority Sector Lending.

(c)The Government has assured supply of domestic gas for CNG (Transport) purpose. Expansion of CGD network throughout the country is a continuous process to ensure adequate availability of  cleaner  transport  fuel  like  Compressed  Natural  Gas  (CNG).  In  this  regard,  Petroleum  & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) is the authority to grant authorization to the entities for the development of City Gas Distribution (CGD) network in Geographical Areas (GAs) as per PNGRB Act, 2006.  So far PNGRB has authorized 232 GAs for across the country up to 10th CGD  Bidding  Round  covering  more  than  400  districts  in  the  country  in  27  States/Union Territories  (UTs).  There  are  about  2,543  operational  CNG  Stations  in  the  country  as  on 30.11.2020.

Government has notified the 'National Policy on Biofuels-2018' on 04 June, 2018. Government is  adopting  a  multi-pronged  approach  to  promote  and  encourage  use  of  biofules  by  blending ethanol in petrol through Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme using ethanol derived from multiple  feedstock,  development  of  Second  Generation  (2G)  ethanol  technologies  and  its commercialization for augmenting ethanol production and blending biodiesel in diesel through Biodiesel Blending Programme.

Further, a scheme of Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) on 1 st October 2018 to promote Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) as an alternative and green transport fuel has also been launched.

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