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IOC to Set up More Compressed Biogas Units

The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has planned to set up more compressed biogas (CBG) units in the country.

 

IOC will be responsible for the compressed biogas and this can be consumed as a green renewable energy for automotive and industrial applications.

 

Through the Central government’s sustainable alternative towards affordable transportation (SATAT), IOC aims production of 15 million tonne of compressed biogas from 5,000 plants across the country by 2023.

 

The company will be responsible for the compressed biogas and this can be consumed as a green renewable energy for automotive and industrial applications.

 

The state currently has five compressed biogas units and it is being sold through outlets at a cost of Rs 59.42 per kilo. A small car with compressed biogas will provide a mileage of 27km per kilo translating to a running cost of Rs 2.20 per km which would result in substantial savings in the fuel bill.

 

The compressed biogas producing plant in Puduchatram was expected to process around 300 tonne of feed stock, including pressed mud and chicken litter every day to produce 15 tonne of CBG.

 

This will be supplied to five IOC retail outlets including Namakkal and Salem districts in this region. The plant will supply compressed biogas to a few industries in this area as industrial fuel.

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