Biogas Industry In India is having major growth opportunities. Various stakeholders can positively contribute to increasing the share of biogas in the renewable energy sector. Here are the factors involved.

1. Strategic Planning And
Factors Affecting
Indian Biogas Industry
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2. Government Initiatives and Supporting Ministries
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Boosting from
Government
Here are schemes that help
promote Biogas plants,
initiated either by Central or
State Governments

3. The Major Raw Materials and Allied Industries
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Opportunity lies
for these
industries Livestock
Industry
Cow Dung, poultry
litter, horse dung,
etc.
Here are few industries that
can take advantage of the
available raw material and
convert the same to profitable
income source.
Agriculture
Residues as rice
straw, wheat straw
banana stem,
maize stalks
Industries
Sugar mill press
mud, Distilleries
spent wash, Sago
plant effluent
Municipalties
Solid Waste, slaughter
house waste,
vegetable market
waste, kitchen waste

4. Mapping Stakeholders Related to Biogas Industry
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01.
• Centre Government
• State Government
• Municipal Bodies
POLICY
02.
• Farmers
• Company
• Associations
• Standard Bodies
ECONOMY
03.
• Research Institutes
• Training Institutes
• Universities
ACADEMIA
04.
• Banks
• Subsidy
• MSP Funds
• Other Innovative
Instruments
FINANCE
05.
• NGO
• Public
• Social Entities
SOCIAL

5. Mapping Stakeholders Related to Biogas Value Chain
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01.
• Agricultural residue
• Industrial residue
• Municipal Solid Waste
• Professionals Planners
RESIDUE
02.
• Small Scale
• Community based
• Large Scale
• Manufacturers
• Operators
PROCESSING
03.
• Electricity
• Thermal
• Biomethane
• Fertilizer
• OMC
• DISCOMS
DISTRIBUTION

6. Agreement /Permissions / licenses need in India
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Petroleum and Explosives
Safety Organisation
Permission
Pollution control Board
.
NOC from Municipal
corporation or Gram Panchayat
.
Change of Land of use
Water, Electricity Connection
Factory license from
inspector of factories
NOC from SEB

7. Challenges • Market
• Social Stigma (NIMBY
syndrome)
• Market for organic
manure missing
• Nascent Market with
limited players
• Operations
• Feedstock
security/Repeated break
in Supply Chain
• Non-Segregated waste
supply
• Availability of Skilled
Manpower
• Finance
• Insecurity over business
viability
• Lack of credibility of
customers
• Access to loans from FI
• Higher capital cost/ payback
period
• Regulations
• Inclination towards power
based projects
• Lack of concrete
Standardization
• Non Synchronous Centre
and State Policies
• Lengthier subsidy sanction
method of MNRE
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8. Possible Solutions to Boost The Sector
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• Awareness building, collaboration with
Academic Institutes
• Market development, Fostering Industry-
Institute Partnership
• Balance of centralized and decentralized tech. •
Expedite development of Indian Standards
There are few ways that
stakeholders can come together
and come up with feasible
statergies. Three of utmost
important are listed sepreately.
Promotion and Awareness
Resource Mapping, PAN India
SWM adaption
Performance based Incentives
shall induce faster clearances

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