New Delhi: The government has operationalised its Rs 23,731-crore GOBARdhan scheme for compressed biogas (CBG), offering producers assured offtake of up to 100 per cent of their output, a government-backed administered price for at least 10 years and capital assistance, in a bid to make waste-to-energy projects more commercially viable and attract private investment.
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry, in operational guidelines dated September 15, has laid down detailed mechanisms for the scheme, which will run from 2026-27 to 2035-36 and seeks to establish a more predictable market for CBG producers.
