Enablers of Scheme

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Sustainable Energy Solutions

Scheme Enablers

Comprehensive financial assistance and infrastructure support for sustainable compressed biogas development

₹10Cr

Max CFA Support

₹1478

Per MMBTU

10+

State Partners

Long-term Pricing Assurance

Guaranteed procurement rates under SATAT scheme

IndianOil's Expression of Interest (EOI) released on October 1st, 2018, establishes transparent pricing for CBG procurement by Oil & Gas companies across different retail price slabs.

SlabLower Range (₹/kg)Higher Range (₹/kg)Average (₹/kg)
1
50.0155.0052.51
2
55.0160.0057.51
3
60.0165.0062.51
4
65.0170.0067.51
5
70.0175.0072.51
6
75.0180.0077.51
7
80.0185.0082.51
8
85.0190.0087.51
9
90.0195.0092.51
10
95.01100.0097.51
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Pricing Extension

For slabs beyond ₹100/kg, the same formula methodology will be applied.

OMC Facilitation through LOI

Comprehensive support from Oil & Gas Companies

Oil & gas companies shall facilitate Plant owners in design, erection, construction, commissioning of the CBG plant.

Oil & gas companies will offtake and market the CBG produced.

Oil & gas companies will also facilitate marketing of Bio manure produced from the CBG Plants. For facilitating marketing of Bio-slurry by arrangement with Cooperatives, fertiliser company, Private Existing resales, wholesalers, or institutional cleints.

Oil & gas companies are entering into MoU with State Governments for facilitating CBG plants. IndianOil has signed similar MoU with States like Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.

Policy guidelines has been issued for synchronization of CBG produced by plants under KEC scheme in the City Gas Distribution (CGD network).

Financial Support Programs

Priority sector lending and government assistance

RBI Priority Sector Lending

CBG plants included as fresh categories eligible for finance under priority sector lending (RBI guidelines, September 4, 2020).

Fertilizer Control Order

FOM and Digested Biogas Slurry included under FCO 1985 to promote CBG plant manure.

MNRE Central Financial Assistance

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy provides capital subsidy for Compressed Biogas (CBG) projects under "Programme on Energy from Urban, Industrial and Agricultural wastes/residues" of the "National Biogas and Manure Management Programme".

Revise Guidelines from MNRE Recieved and subsidy follows as:

Product CategoryCFA AmountDescription
BioCNG / Enriched Biogas / Compressed Bio GasRs 3.0 Crore per 4800 kgs of BioCNG/day generated from 12000 m³ Biogas/day (Waste)Upcoming Biogas plants which produce BioCNG / Enriched Biogas produced from biogas generated through biomethanation of Urban waste (including segregated MSW, Agricultural Waste / Industrial wastes / Effluents or mix of these wastes) are eligible for this financial assistance.
Additional Support(Maximum CFA - Rs 10 Crore/project)In case developer wants to set up BioCNG/Enriched Biogas generating unit at already existing Biogas plant or at distillery effluent based Biogas plant, applicant can avail benefits of this scheme also.