When it comes to making compressed biogas (CBG), Uttar Pradesh is a big player in India’s market for clean energy. An important study from the Center for Science and Environment (CSE) showed that Uttar Pradesh could make 24% of India’s CBG. The information was shared at a meeting in Muzaffarnagar that was put together by CSE and the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA). The goal of the meeting was to find better ways to deal with trash, find clean energy options in the area, and depend less on importing compressed natural gas (CNG).

Why Western Uttar Pradesh is Important for Strategy

A lot of material is found in western Uttar Pradesh, in towns like Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, and Saharanpur. This makes it an important place for making CBG. There are a lot of CBG plants in this area, both now and in the future. There are 5,000 CBG projects planned across the country under the Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation Plan. With just a fifth of the extra fuel Uttar Pradesh has on hand, it could probably finish 1,000 of them.

The state’s bioenergy policy and help

Uttar Pradesh’s bioenergy strategy is one of the most ambitious in the country. It asks for Rs. 750 crore in funding for CBG projects from 2022 to 2027, as well as grant options and rental options. The policy’s goals are to help CBG producers deal with common issues, make good practices better, create new business opportunities, and teach neighborhood groups about the benefits of bioenergy.

Problems that make it hard to adopt CBG

The CBG sector has a lot of problems, even though the forecast is good:

• It’s hard to get rid of bioslurry because it’s usually seen as trash instead of a helpful by-product. More people need to know how useful it is as organic trash.
• Gas Not Always Bought: Because oil and gas companies don’t always buy it and there aren’t any nearby CNG pipes, CBG plants only use some of the gas they have access to.
• Skilled Workers Are Scarce: To run biogas systems, the world needs highly trained workers, so there should be biogas training centers.
• Walls in the way of money: Banks won’t give money to CBG projects because they think they’re risky. For banks to give money, the government might have to guarantee the projects.