Waste To Wealth: 1200+ BioGas Plants Across 450 Indian Districts Registered on GOBARdhan Portal within Just 60 Days

CBG Plant, Ms Goverdhannathji Energies LLP, Kheda, Gujarat

The GOBARdhan initiative of the Union Government, which aims to transform “Waste to Wealth” using a “Whole of Government” approach, has started stimulating investments and reaping good results by creating a nurturing ecosystem for Compressed Biogas (CBG)/Biogas through a slew of policy enablers and attractive benefits.

Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan (GOBARdhan) is an umbrella initiative of Govt. of India based on the whole of Government approach. It covers the entire gamut of schemes/programmes/policies promoting the conversion of organic waste like cattle dung/ agri-residue etc. to biogas/ CBG/ Bio CNG.

The Unified Registration Portal for GOBARdhan was launched by the Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Mr Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on 1st June 2023, is witnessing laudable enthusiasm from States/UTs and CBG/Biogas operators/ investors.

In a short span of just 60 days, over 1200 plants including 320 CBG plants and 892 Biogas plants, spread across the length and breadth of the country, covering as many as 450 districts have been registered on the portal.

CBG Plant, Mahindra Waste to Energy Solutions Ltd, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

Among these, 52 Commissioned CBG plants registered on the portal have the capacity to process more than 6600 Tonne Per Day (TPD) of organic/agri residue to produce more than 300 TPD of CBG and more than 2000 TPD of Fermented Organic Manure (FOM).

The GOBARdhan portal streamlines the process of registration of functional, under construction or yet-to-start Biogas/Compressed Biogas (CBG) plants across the country.

The registrations are projected to rise further considering the renewed commitment and emphasis of the Government of India in creating a nurturing CBG/ Biogas ecosystem through a slew of enablers such as framing a scheme for Market Development Assistance (MDA) of Rs. 1500/Ton for promotion of organic fertilizers (co-product of GOBARdhan plants), amendment in Fertilizer Control Order to make marketing of FOM/Liquid FOM easier, exemption of central excise duty to CNG blended with CBG to prevent double taxation, inclusion of CBG in the list of activities for trading of carbon credit under bilateral/ cooperative approaches etc.

The CBG/Biogas operators/investors have welcomed the various initiatives under GOBARDhan. The upcoming policies such as fiscal support for biomass aggregation, pipeline connectivity from the CBG plants to the city gas distribution grid etc. are envisioned to create greater awareness and participation for the stakeholders across the value chain.

GOBARdhan initiative has been undertaken with the objective of scientific management of organic/ biodegradable waste while also providing resource and monetary benefits to rural households. The initiative is a convergence of interest and efforts of Government of India, State Governments, private players and other stakeholders.

Anyone who operates or intending to setup a biogas/ CBG/ Bio CNG plant in India can obtain a registration number by registering in this unified regitration portal. The registration number is required to avail benefits/ support from other Ministries/ Departments.

Who can apply

Any government/ private entity operating or intending to setup a Biogas/ CBG/ Bio CNG plant can apply in this portal.

For Biogas plants, the designed gas production capacity should be greater than or equal to 10 cubic meter per day.

For Step by step guideline for registration, check this YouTube video

 

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