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India producing 920 TPD energy from farm waste with 132 compressed biogas plants: Minister

IANS | January 03, 2026 03:33 PM

NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, on Saturday said that India’s compressed biogas and household energy infrastructure now has 132 compressed biogas plants, producing 920 tonnes per day (TPD).

“What was once waste is now powering progress. India has 132 Compressed Bio Gas plants producing 920 TPD today, with more capacity coming up under Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation (SATAT). Turning farm and organic waste into clean fuel, rural income and lower emissions under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, ” Puri said in a social media post on X

The minister added that India’s broader household and fuel network has grown substantially, and currently spans across "33 crore Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) households -- including 10.35 crore Ujjwala connections, with an additional 25 lakh connections announced to take total to 10.60 crore connections”.

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