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NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday put people at the centre stage of energy transit .. Read more at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/107338438.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst The post Nirmala Sitharaman lights up rooftop solar scheme with free power pledge appeared first on Indian Biogas Association.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on February 1 that the government would provide financial assistance for the procurement of machinery to help in biomass collection.While presenting the Interim Budget, Sitharaman said the mandatory blending of compressed biogas in compressed natural gas (CNG) and piped natural gas (PNG) would be mandated.“Phased mandatory blending of compressed biogas […] The post Biomass gets a boost as budget promises financial help in buying machinery appeared first on Indian Biogas Association.

The Indian Biogas Association (IBS) has suggested that the government formulate a scheme similar to Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) being implemented in the oil and gas sector, for fertilizers, to ensure guaranteed purchase of fermented organic manure (FOM) by fertilizer marketing companies. This, it said, would help in strengthening the financial viability of […] The post Mandatory use of bio-gas by fertiliser units likely appeared first on Indian Biogas Association.

It is being promoted for blending with CNG and PNG. However, infrastructure issues need to be sorted out amul will soon set a template for a circular economy.After tasting success with its BioCNG pilot project in Banas Dairy, Gujarat, Amul is now looking at four more such new plants in Banaskantha with an investment of […] The post Biogas can fuel a green economy appeared first on Indian Biogas Association.

The proposed 5 per cent blending of biogas with natural gas supplies in the country can cut LNG imports worth $1.17 billion annually, says a study by the Indian Biogas Association (IBA). The study comes against the backdrop of the government’s recent mandate to blend one per cent biogas with piped natural gas (PNG) supplies […] The post Proposed 5% biogas blending with LNG can cut imports worth $1.17 bn: IBA appeared first on Indian Biogas Association.

Fostering sustainable development, it will lead to diversification of income sources India can set an example for the world by being innovative in using its agricultural waste. The burning of paddy straw in India is a practice often used to clear fields for rabi crop sowing in the States of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. […] The post Turning waste into wealth: Innovative solutions to combat paddy straw burning appeared first on Indian Biogas Association.

The government’s recent move to extend the export restrictions on various types of sugar will help in keeping domestic prices in check, especially during the ongoing festive season. But it is going to affect the country’s ethanol blending target, set as part of the climate change goals. The export barriers were imposed as poor rains […] The post India’s ambitious plan to cut oil import bill by $4 billion confronts vagaries of climate change appeared first on Indian Biogas Association.

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Synopsis The Indian Biogas Association (IBA) has suggested that compressed biogas (CBG) must make up at least 10% of India’s total gas mix by 2025 and 20% by 2030 to help reduce annual import bills by up to $25bn by 2030. The IBA urged the petroleum and natural gas ministry to extend the CBG-CGD (city […] The post Increasing compressed biogas share in total gas mix can reduce annual import bill by $25 bn by 2030: IBA appeared first on Indian Biogas Association.

India is the pioneer of biogas. The first bio-gas plant was set up in 1897 when a British civil engineer Charles James, worked on the drainage of Homeless Leper Asylum in Matunga, Bombay. Biogas took off and it has been since powering our kitchens, community facilities and dairy farms. But now the humble biogas has […] The post Pursuing green, energy giants like Reliance Industries, Adani Group zero in on biogas appeared first on Indian Biogas Association.

The Indian Biogas Association (IBA) has made a case for fixing fair and remunerative price of “fermented organic manure” (FOM) at about Rs 5.5 per kg, excluding the government incentive of Rs 1.5 per kg, to support biogas plants in the country. The government has recently announced the Market Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme, under which […] The post Fix fair, remunerative price of Rs 5.5/kg for fermented organic manure: Indian Biogas Association appeared first on Indian Biogas Association.

Hopes rise of streamlined supply-chain of feedstock, higher off-take Representative Image of Biogas Plant (Source: Wikipedia) Two of India’s large conglomerates – Adani Group and Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) — are planning to set up compressed biogas (CBG) plants over the next five years. With their entry, industry executives across the biogas value chain are […] The post Entry of Adani, Ambani likely to energise compressed biogas space appeared first on Indian Biogas Association.