IFGE: two day global conference on compressed biogas (CBG)

IFGE: CBG producer forum is organising a two a global conference on compressed biogas on 17^th-18^th April. Theme of the forum is “towards progressive policy framework for a robust CBG foundation and growth.”

India is dedicated to achieving its net-zero target by 2070, and there are several initiatives taken by the current leadership and government by various means to reduce emissions. Compressed biogas (CBG) has also an important role to play in emission reduction, and it is being promoted by the SATAT scheme (Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation). CBG has a higher calorific value and properties similar to those of CNG and can be utilised as an alternative green renewable that can replace CNG in automotive, industrial, and commercial areas, given the abundance of biomass availability within the country.

With the objective toapprise the industry regarding the initiatives taken by the Government of India for the development of the compressed biogas industry and to identify the areas where policy modifications are required, the IFGE-CBG Producers Forum is organising Two Day Global Conference on Compressed Biogas under theme “Towards Progressive Policy Framework for a Robust CBG Foundation and Growth” supported by the Ministry for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India. The Conference is scheduled to be held in New Delhi.

Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India, has given his kind consent to inaugurate the conference, and Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, will grace the dinner session as Chief Guest.

Pankaj Jain, Secretary, Ministry for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India, has also kindly consented to grace the occasion as the Guest of Honour.

The Indian Federation of Green Energy (IFGE) is an umbrella organisation that represents the interests of the national renewable energy sector in its totality, including bio-energy, solar, wind, mini-hydel, tidal, geo-thermal, etc. IFGE is a partnership of committed groups of visionaries and stakeholders from diverse industries, businesses, and services for the purpose of creating a sustainable energy ecosystem and mitigating challenges and concerns. IFGE focuses on the area of green energy with the mission of promoting energy security in a sustainable manner in every sector of economic development through outreach activities like organising workshops, conferences, and policy advocacy initiatives.

IFGE: CBG Producer Forum is a dedicated forum for CBG Producers that aims to provide training and awareness programmes for LOI holders, stakeholder holders, and prospective investors, as well as provide policy advocacy for industry members.

The two day conference will be addressed by Government Representatives and industry representatives; Dr. Navneet Mohan Kothari, Joint Secretary (GP), Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India ; S.Rukmani, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India; Dr. G N Singh, Advisor to Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh; Sumeet Sarkar, CEO, CBDA, Chhattisgarh, Prof. Balakrsishna Gowda, KSBDB, Bangalore; Shantanu Gupta – Executive Director,Indian Oil Corporation Limited; Dr. Navindu Gupta, Principal Scientist, CESCRA, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute and Principal Investigator, Gobardhan Mission and Bio Slurry Project Division of Environmental Sciences, Government of India; Y.B Ramakrishna, Chairperson- IFGE CBG Producer Forum, Former Chairman- Working Group on Biofuel, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas; Ashish Kumar, Vice Chairman- IFGE, CBG Producer Forum, Managing Director – Verbio India; Atul Mulay, President, Bioenergy, Praj Industries Ltd; Atul Kharate, COO, IndianOil Adani Ventures Limited – IAV Biogas, Kevin Houston, Director, Carbon Masters, Subodh Kumar, Advisor-IFGE-CBG Producers Forum & Former ED, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Prajakta Chitre, Senior Infrastructure Specialist, World Bank, Thorsten Schuette, Sales Management, Maschinenfabrik Bernard KRONE GmbH & Co. KG , Pravin Dongre, Chief General Manager, Indian Oil Corporation Limitedand many other important members of Industry.

The discussion will focus on feedstock availability, CBG offtake, fermented organic manure, carbon credits, incentives, investment, and financing for the CBG industry and biofuel policies of different states, plus CBG producers experiences with state policies and international experiences.

TERI, NAMA Facility, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, and LCB Forum (Low Carbon Biofuel Forum), Greece, are the institutional partners, and organisations like Indian Oil Corporation, Verbio India, Canara Bank, IndianOil Adani Ventures Limited – IAV Biogas, SBI Capital, SIDBI, Praj Industries, and Maschinenfabrik Bernard KRONE GmbH are also supporting this conference. The conference is also providing the facility to exhibit and will seek the participation of more than 200 delegates, which includes CBG Plant Developers, LOI Holders of CBG Plants, Contractors, Prospective Investors, Consultants, Policy Makers, Representatives from Central and State Government, and OMCs like IOCL, HPCL, and GAIL.

For more details visit: www.ifge.org.in