This will increase returns for entrepreneurs with CBG plants not only by paying them a higher price for their output but also by increasing demand for the byproduct. This is under the Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transport (SATAT) scheme, which, launched four years ago, encourages independent entrepreneurs to set up CBG plants.
The officials said CBG rates under the SATAT scheme had already been raised from Rs 46 per kg to Rs 54 per kg, and that the government was open to a further increase. Given the abundance of biomass in the country, CBG can support the development of an alternative clean fuel for automotive, industrial and other commercial purposes.
The initial target of having 5,000 CBG plants over the next five years has faltered. And, the government is refocusing its approach to the scheme, officials had told Business Standard in October 2022.
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- Launched in 2018, SATAT aims to incentivise production of compressed biogas (CBG) from various biomass sources
- Initial target of having 5,000 CBG plants over the next five years has faltered
- High cost of setting up plants, low remuneration model, and other factors have led to low interest
- Only 36 plants have come up under the SATAT initiative to date
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