Govt sets target to increase share of gas in energy mix up to 15% by 2030: Hardeep Singh Puri

18 Apr 2023 Evaluate

 In order to make India a Gas-based economy, Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri has said that the Government of India has set a target to increase the share of gas in the energy mix up to 15% in 2030. Presently the country is importing around 50% of its requirement of Natural gas.

Union Minister further expressed the need for domestic production biofuels and said it will play a pivotal role in achieving reduction in import of fossil fuel and ultimately help to achieve the target of net zero emission. The Minister noted that the production of Compressed Biogas (CBG)would have multiple benefits viz. reduction of natural gas imports, reduction of GHG emission, reduction in burning of agriculture residues, providing remunerative income to farmers, employment generation, effective waste management etc.

The Minister also shared India’s ambitious target to set up 5,000 commercial plants by 2024- 25 and produce 15 MMT of CBG 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.

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