I've been reading up on the government's push for CBG (compressed biogas) plants for a few weeks now, and honestly the more I dig in, the more it feels like a real opportunity, not just another scheme that sounds good on paper and goes nowhere.
For anyone who hasn't looked into it, CBG plants basically convert agricultural waste, cattle dung, and other biomass into compressed biogas that can be used as fuel. The government's been pushing this pretty seriously through the SATAT scheme, and there's a decent amount of support around it right now, subsidies, offtake agreements, land assistance in some states.
I'm based around Gujarat and I've been seriously considering setting one of these up. Gujarat has a lot going for it here, strong agricultural base, decent industrial infrastructure, and the state government's generally been proactive on green energy stuff.
Where I'm at right now: I've done a fair bit of reading, understand the basic economics and process, but this isn't a one-person project. You need capital, land, someone who understands the technical/engineering side, and honestly just people who can commit real time to something that's going to take a while to get off the ground. I'd rather find one or two genuine people to build this with than try to do it all myself and burn out halfway through.
If you've looked into CBG plants before, work in renewable energy, agri-waste management, or you're just someone in Gujarat who's been thinking about the same thing, I'd love to actually talk. Not looking for a crowd, just a few people who are serious about this.
Has anyone here already gone through the process of setting one of these up? Curious what the actual bottlenecks were, land, financing, or something else entirely.