Implementation of the SATAT Scheme
Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) plants are envisaged to be established mostly by independent businesses. CBG generated at these plants will be delivered by cylinder cascades to Oil Marketing Companies(OMC) fuel station networks for commercialization as a green transportation fuel alternative. The country’s 1,500-strong CNG station network now serves around 32 lakh gas-powered automobiles. To increase returns on investment, the entrepreneurs would be able to offer the additional byproducts of these plants independently, such as bio-manure, carbon dioxide, and so on.
It is intended to gradually bring out 5,000 Compressed Bio-Gas facilities across India, beginning with 250 plants in 2020, 1,000 plants in 2022, and 5,000 plants in 2025. These facilities are projected to generate 15 million tons of CBG per year, which is around 40% of the country’s current CNG use. With an estimated expenditure of Rs. 1.7 lakh crore, this effort is intended to directly employ 75,000 people and create 50 million tons of bio-manure for crops.
Satat Scheme (Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation)
The SATAT initiative on Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) promotes entrepreneurs to establish CBG facilities, produce CBG, and distribute CBG to Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) for sale as automotive and industrial fuels. The scheme aims to generate compressed biogas (CBG) from waste and biomass sources such as agricultural leftovers, bovine manure, sugarcane press mud, municipal solid waste (MSW), and sewage treatment plant waste. PSU Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) seek Expressions of Interest (EoI) from prospective entrepreneurs to establish CBG facilities under the SATAT program and supply CBG to OMCs for sale as automotive and industrial fuel.