India aims to increase gas share in energy mix to 15%

The government has set a target to increase the share of natural gas in the country’s energy mix to up to 15 percent by the year 2030, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said.

According to Puri, energy security will remain vulnerable until alternative fuels are not developed indigenously, based on renewable feedstock.

Puri said the indigenous production of compressed biogas would have multiple benefits, such as reduction of natural gas imports, reduction of greenhouse gas emission, reduction in burning of agriculture residues, providing remunerative income to farmers and effective waste management, among others.

Compressed biogas expansion to help India meet its energy needs: Oil Minister Puri  Compressed biogas expansion to help India meet its energy needs: Oil Minister Puri

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The minister was addressing the Global Conference on Compressed Biogas, which was organised by the Indian Federation of Green Energy (IFGE).

Puri credited the policies of the Narendra Modi-led central government, including the Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT) scheme and the use of agro-waste to generate compressed biogas, to have enabled the adoption of green renewable energy in the last 10 years.

The minister also shared India’s ambitious target to set up 5,000 commercial plants by 2024-25 and produce 15 MMT of compressed biogas which would replace other gaseous fuels being used in the country. He mentioned that India had commissioned 46 compressed biogas plants under SATAT Scheme and there were 100 outlets currently dispensing the compressed biogas across the country.