Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is planning to invest over Rs 50 billion for setting up 50 compressed biogas (CBG) plants across the country by 2026.
Initially, it was planning to establish around 100 CBG plants across the country over the next five years, but this has been revised to 106 plants. RIL has issued tenders for the establishment of 50 plants in the next two years and is likely to initiate the tendering process for remaining plants soon.
Each plant would process around 250 to 500 tonnes per day (tpd) feedstock for the production of 10 to 20 tpd CBG. The plants would consume around 5.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of agro residue and organic waste to produce around 2.5 mtpa organic manure. Besides, it will help curb around 2 mtpa carbon emissions.
Besides, RIL has already established two CBG demo units at its Jamnagar Refinery, Gujarat, and has also inaugurated the first commercial-scale CBG plant in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh.