Overview
- Maharashtra’s Cabinet, which approved the Compressed Biogas (CBG) Policy 2026 on Wednesday, set aside Rs 500 crore for 2026–27 as viability gap funding to kick-start projects.
- Projects will run through Public-Private Partnerships or the Hybrid Annuity Model with a minimum 200‑tonne‑per‑day scale, so smaller towns will be grouped into clusters to supply one plant per taluka.
- Developers get up to Rs 10 crore per project plus leased land, single‑window clearances, tipping fees from local bodies, priority power and water, and a portal that links waste suppliers with farmers and plant operators.
- The Urban Development Department will act as the nodal agency, with a state steering committee led by the Chief Secretary and district committees headed by Collectors to handle approvals and land.
- Feedstock will come from city waste and farm residue with Napier grass and inputs from Farmer Producer Organisations, which officials say could cut landfill dumping and crop burning while easing the state’s gas shortfall and tying into SATAT, GOBARdhan and Swachh Bharat.