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The Haryana government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) for setting up bio-CNG plants based on paddy straw and other agri-waste in the state. The compressed biogas plant (CBP) is likely to be set up in Kurukshetra.
The MoU was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. An official statement said that the pact will open opportunities for setting up of 200 CBPs in the state by 2023, with a total capacity of about 1,000 tonnes per day of compressed biogas.
Shailendra Shukla, Chairman of Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) signed the MoU on behalf of the state government, while Subodh Kumar, Executive Director, inked on the MoU on behalf of IOCL.
Kumar also said that a 100 tonnes per day agro residue feedstock capacity biogas plant could produce about 10 TPD compressed biogas and 30 TPD dry manure. The cost of such a plant is about Rs 35 crore and requires six to ten acres of land.
The chief minister said that the government intends to promote agriculture waste-based biomass or waste to compressed biogas or Bio CNG plants in the state to tackle the issue of crop residue burning and scientific disposal of agriculture waste.
Kumar further said that they intend to promote compressed biogas with about 96 per cent methane content which would be better than CNG (about 86 per cent methane) and would have better combustion qualities.
