Market

Under SATAT the state oil marketing companies - IndianOil, BPCL and HPCL - buy CBG under long-term agreements and sell it at their retail outlets. CGD companies buy it through GAIL's synchronisation scheme, and industrial users and direct retail are additional routes.

Yes. The original SATAT floor was 46 rupees per kg plus taxes, and under the synchronisation scheme a floor of 770 rupees per MMBTU applies. Pricing is now largely administered or formula-based rather than a single fixed rate, so quote the regime along with the number.

It can be, with commonly cited returns of roughly 14-20% IRR and a 4-6 year payback - but only where feedstock is secured cheaply, uptime reaches 85-90% and the digestate is monetised. Assured OMC offtake removes market risk; it does not remove execution risk, and the returns are execution-dependent.

Promoter equity plus bank and NBFC debt - Bank of Baroda has a CBG line for plants of 2 TPD and above, and NABARD refinances rural projects - alongside MNRE capital subsidy and state incentives. CBG carries RBI Priority Sector Lending status, and GOBARdhan (2026) adds a credit guarantee covering up to 85% of eligible MSME loans.