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GobarDhan: India’s ₹23,731 crore national CBG scheme, explained

6 Aug 2026

6 min read

The Union Cabinet has approved the largest policy commitment India has ever made to compressed biogas. We break down all six components assured offtake, ₹2,110/MMBTU administered pricing, ₹2 crore per TPD capital assistance, pipeline support, credit guarantees and the ecosystem fund and what each one actually changes for a plant owner’s numbers.

₹23,731 Cr

Total outlay

₹2,110

Per MMBTU

₹2 Cr

Per TPD assistance

~10×

Production target

Policy & Regulation

NEW

GobarDhan: India’s ₹23,731 crore national CBG scheme, explained

6 Aug 2026

6 min read

The Union Cabinet has approved the largest policy commitment India has ever made to compressed biogas. We break down all six components assured offtake, ₹2,110/MMBTU administered pricing, ₹2 crore per TPD capital assistance, pipeline support, credit guarantees and the ecosystem fund and what each one actually changes for a plant owner’s numbers.

₹23,731 Cr

Total outlay

₹2 Cr

Per TPD assistance

₹2,110

Per MMBTU

~10×

Production target

Policy & Regulation

NEW

GobarDhan: India’s ₹23,731 crore national CBG scheme, explained

6 Aug 2026

6 min read

The Union Cabinet has approved the largest policy commitment India has ever made to compressed biogas. We break down all six components assured offtake, ₹2,110/MMBTU administered pricing, ₹2 crore per TPD capital assistance, pipeline support, credit guarantees and the ecosystem fund and what each one actually changes for a plant owner’s numbers.

₹23,731 Cr

Total outlay

₹2,110

Per MMBTU

₹2 Cr

Per TPD assistance

~10×

Production target

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Policy & Regulation

GobarDhan: India's ₹23,731 crore national CBG scheme
GobarDhan: India's ₹23,731 crore national CBG scheme
GobarDhan: India's ₹23,731 crore national CBG scheme

Six components, a ten-year pricing horizon and a ten-fold production target decoded for CBG plant owners and investors.

6 min read

VPSA Knowledge Series

The anatomy of a CBG plant & How to operate it
The anatomy of a CBG plant & How to operate it
The anatomy of a CBG plant & How to operate it

Digester as brain, purification as heart, feedstock as diet, operations as nervous system plus VPSA operating tips.

7 min read

Engineering

Methane recovery vs Purity: The number OEMs don't lead with
Methane recovery vs Purity: The number OEMs don't lead with
Methane recovery vs Purity: The number OEMs don't lead with

Why two plants with identical purity readouts can have very different economics — and how to ask the right question during procurement.

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Operations

Building a feedstock supply chain that doesn't break in month four
Building a feedstock supply chain that doesn't break in month four
Building a feedstock supply chain that doesn't break in month four

Blending strategy, aggregator contracts and seasonality planning for press-mud, dung and napier grass.

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Investment

What a CBG plant actually costs: A capex breakdown by TPD
What a CBG plant actually costs: A capex breakdown by TPD
What a CBG plant actually costs: A capex breakdown by TPD

Line-by-line capital costs across 2–25 TPD, and where subsidy and credit support land against each.

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Operations

The stabilisation window: What months 1–8 really look like
The stabilisation window: What months 1–8 really look like
The stabilisation window: What months 1–8 really look like

A realistic phase-by-phase account of commissioning, tuning and the upgrades to budget for.

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We turn idle land and local waste into clean fuel and dependable income

building India's clean-energy future one plant at a time.

Contact

info@nexgenenergia.com

+91 88 00 599 662

© 2026 Nexgen Energia Ltd. All rights reserved.

Mumbai, India

We turn idle land and local waste into clean fuel and dependable income

building India's clean-energy future one plant at a time.

Contact

info@nexgenenergia.com

+91 88 00 599 662

© 2026 Nexgen Energia Ltd. All rights reserved.

Mumbai, India