• Roundtable Session

CBG - CGD Synchronisation

Theme: Building a commercially sustainable CBG ecosystem through market integration

August 12, 2026
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida
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Background

As part of the India BioEnergy & Tech Expo (IBET) 2026, a session on “Efficient Offtake Mechanisms of CBG & Importance of Grid Connectivity (CBG–CGD Integration)” will examine how the CBG produced in the country can be reliably sold, evacuated, and absorbed by the market. The key issues, challenges, and mitigation measures emerging from that session will form the basis of this closed-door Roundtable on “CBG–CGD Synchronization”, to develop a consensus-driven roadmap and policy recommendations for submission to the Government.

India has embarked on one of the world's largest bioenergy programmes through the SATAT initiative and the National Bioenergy Programme, and substantial investment has already been committed to Biogas/CBG capacity. The binding constraint today, however, is not production but offtake. Plants are commissioned but operate below capacity because volumes are not contractually guaranteed, injection into the CGD grid is not assured, pricing needs to be remunerative, and plants located away from the pipeline network have no viable route to market. Unless offtake is predictable, commercially viable, and scalable, further capacity addition will not translate into utilization, revenue, or bankability.

The Government has responded with the CBG–CGD Synchronization Scheme, the DPI Scheme, and CBG Blending Obligations (CBO). Translating these measures into assured offtake now requires coordinated action among policymakers, regulators, CGD entities, gas marketing companies, Biogas/CBG producers, financiers, and technology providers. The Roundtable will provide a dedicated platform for these stakeholders to identify the implementation bottlenecks, contractual gaps, and institutional responsibilities that stand between installed CBG capacity and guaranteed offtake. Its recommendations will inform an IFGE–ACE Recommendations Paper for submission to the Government.

There is a need to build ecosystems to establish a global standard for the Green Certificate and Renewable Gas Certification regimes. It is expected that the Green Certification will then become a source of substantial support for the CBG value chain, helping improve economics and eventually create scale to harness its full potential. The government also needs to support while establishing Centers of Excellence in the CBG ecosystem, including ensuring quality FOM/LFOM and its marketability. Over time, these steps will help increase income, improve economics, and help harness the full CBG potential in the country.

Objectives of the Roundtable

  • Assess where CBG offtake stands today, capacity versus actual production, contracted versus uncontracted volumes, and the progress of the SATAT initiative, the CBG–CGD Synchronization Scheme, the DPI Scheme, and CBO measured against their offtake intent.
  • Deliberate on mechanisms to secure Guaranteed Offtake of the full volume of CBG produced, including Take-or-Pay/Supply-or-Pay, Ex-Works Offtake, transparent and formula-based pricing, payment security, and a symbiotic commercial relationship between CBG producers and CGD entities.
  • Examine what is required for physical evacuation to match contractual offtake – pipeline connectivity, common injection facilities, standardized injection protocols, Open Access, wheeling tariff, mass balance, DCU-based offtake, cluster connectivity, and Bio-LNG/LBG for plants beyond pipeline reach.
  • Identify the demand-side and financial instruments that underwrite offtake – CBO implementation, RGCs, monetization and export of Green Attributes, and viability support, and consolidate the outcomes into an actionable, time-bound roadmap for submission to the Government.

Discussion Framework

01

Where CBG Offtake Stands Today – Review capacity versus actual production, contracted versus uncontracted volumes, and the extent to which the CBG produced is actually lifted. Assess progress under the SATAT initiative, the CBG–CGD Synchronization Scheme, the DPI Scheme, and CBO specifically against their offtake intent, and identify the gaps that keep commissioned plants operating below capacity.

02

Guaranteed Offtake and Commercial Contracting – Deliberate on measures to secure a guaranteed offtake of 100% of the CBG volume produced. The discussion will cover Take-or-Pay/Supply-or-Pay structures, Ex-Works Offtake, contract tenure and volume commitment, transparent, formula-based pricing and payment security, dispute resolution, and the obligations of CGD entities and gas marketing companies in building a symbiotic relationship with CBG producers.

03

Grid Connectivity: Making Physical Offtake Possible – Discuss the implementation of the DPI Scheme, pipeline connectivity, the cluster approach, common injection facilities, standardized injection protocols, and gas quality specifications, Open Access across City Gas Distribution and National Gas Transmission networks, Wheeling Tariff, Mass Balance, DCU-based offtake, and Bio-LNG/LBG as the offtake route for plants located beyond pipeline reach.

04

Demand Creation and Monetization of Green Attributes – Examine the demand-side instruments that underwrite offtake: effective implementation and enforcement of CBOs, RGCs, ownership and monetization of Green Attributes, and market development for biogas and Bio-LNG/LBG beyond the CGD network.

05

Offtake Barriers and Government Support – Discuss the barriers that most directly impair offtake: grid connectivity, gas quality and metering, logistics, marketing, financing, and feedstock reliability, and deliberate on mitigation measures and the support required from the Central and State Governments, including Viability Gap Funding, Credit Guarantee, Infrastructure Grants, and Feedstock Support.

06

Roadmap for Assured Offtake – Deliberate on the policy gaps, institutional responsibilities, and time-bound action points required to move from installed capacity to assured offtake and to realize India's target of 15 MMT CBG production. The Roundtable will finalize the structure of the IFGE–ACE Recommendations Paper, outlining a consensus-driven roadmap for submission to the Government.

Expected Outcomes

The Roundtable is expected to:

A shared diagnosis of why the CBG produced is not fully lifted today, and of the specific contractual, infrastructure, and regulatory gaps responsible.

Recommendations on a Guaranteed Offtake framework: Take-or-Pay/Supply-or-Pay, Ex-Works Offtake, transparent pricing, and payment security, together with the grid connectivity measures required to give effect to it, including the DPI Scheme, Open Access, common injection facilities, DCU-based offtake, and Bio-LNG/LBG.

Recommendations on the demand-side and financial instruments that underwrite offtake, including CBO enforcement, RGCs, Green Attribute monetization, Viability Gap Funding, Credit Guarantee, Infrastructure Grants, and Feedstock Support.

An IFGE–ACE Recommendations Paper setting out a consensus-driven, time-bound roadmap with assigned institutional responsibilities, for submission to the Government.