Govt plans to blend biogas with LNG-CNGPress Trust of IndiaNew Delhi, October 5, 2006

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After plans to dope petrol with ethanol, the government is now thinking of blending biogas with liquefied and compressed natural gas in order to increase the share of alternate fuel in the total energy mix.
Ministry of Non Conventional Energy Sources (MNES) has asked the private sector engaged in production of biogas to consider feeding biogas into the natural gas pipelines for the city gas projects being planned in different cities of the country.
"Biogas can be purified and compressed to meet the requirements of the city gas projects and thus throw a good opportunity for development and growth of biogas plants in the country," MNES Secretary V Subramanian said here on Thursday.
This will help the renewable energy sector in increasing its share in the total energy mix, he said.
Subramanian was speaking at the MNES sponsored national workshop on "Policy Framework for Biogas Programme for next 10 years" at IIT Delhi.
After tasting success with its city gas project in Delhi, Government is planning similar projects for various smaller cities like Nagpur, Surat, etc.
The Supreme Court, too, has given its mandate for supplying of gas for auto fuel to cities other than metros.
"These smaller cities can be focused for effecting synergy between biogas plants and the city gas distribution network coming up in those areas," Subramanian said.
Subramanian also asked the participants to deliberate upon the various challenges that the programme to popularise biogas plants in the country would face.
He also underlined that the renewable energy sector is not only supplying electricity produced from renewable and non-conventional sources but also helping in saving ecology by replacing firewood and fossil fuels.
He said 19 billion units of electricity generated from renewable energy sources was supplied during last year. "The total installed capacity of power from renewable energy sources has crossed 8,500 MW," he said.
The Workshop is being attended by the heads of rural development departments and state nodal agencies of various states/UTs implementing national biogas programme.
Besides, the heads of Regional Biogas Training Centres, senior scientists of ICAR Laboratories, among others, are also participating.
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