217 CBG plants operational, 180 under SATAT scheme as of July 2026

The question asked the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to state whether the government has reviewed the SATAT scheme, provide details on CBG plant progress, measures for offtake and CGD integration, and the scheme's impact on clean energy and fossil fuel imports.

Asked and answered by: Asked by Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya and Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti; Answered by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (Minister Shri Hardeep Singh Puri).

What the government said

• 217 CBG plants were functional as of 31st July 2026, with an aggregate production capacity of approximately 1,773 tonnes per day.
• 180 of these plants are under the SATAT and CBG-CGD Synchronisation Schemes.
• A Scheme for Development of Pipeline Infrastructure (DPI) with a financial outlay of Rs. 994.50 crore (FY 2023-24 to FY 2028-29) has connected 19 CBG plants to pipelines so far.
• The CBG-CGD Synchronisation Scheme was extended to 31st December 2047, including injection into natural-gas pipeline networks.
• Mandatory sale of CBG in CNG (Transport) and PNG (Domestic) segments is prescribed at 1% for FY 2025-26, 3% for FY 2026-27, 4% for FY 2027-28, and 5% from FY 2028-29 onwards.
• During FY 2025-26, CBG sales in CNG (T) and PNG (D) segments reached 1.05% against the 1% target.
• OGMCs procured approximately 96.5 thousand tonnes of CBG in FY 2025-26, more than double the quantity procured in FY 2024-25.

Also in the document

• The answer states that the extent of substitution of fossil-fuel imports depends on the quantity of CBG produced and consumed, but does not provide a specific figure for the reduction in fossil fuel imports.
• The government notes that CBG plants support waste management and reduction in stubble burning, but does not quantify the specific volume of waste managed or emissions reduced.