CBG plants are a huge leap forward in arriving at a win-win situation for farmers and environment: Hardeep S. Puri

Addressing the inaugural event of Asia's largest Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant in Lehragaga, Sangrur, Punjab, yesterday, Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep S. Puri, said that this plant in Sangrur is just the beginning of India's master plan for a CBG-based rural economy. He said that the CBG is the need of the hour, and Government is taking all steps to promote the ecosystem around it.

The Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) plant inaugurated by Shri Hardeep S. Puri in Sangrur is a step in achieving objectives of the Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) scheme, which was launched by Government of India in October 2018 to establish an ecosystem for production of Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) from various waste/ biomass sources in the country. The scheme aims to empower and unleash the rural economy by supporting farmers, increase India's domestic energy production and self-sufficiency and also reduce the air pollution, and help India lead the world toward a clean energy transition. Apart from this plant, 38 CBG / Biogas Plants have been commissioned under the SATAT initiative.