Question 3273

The first compressed biogas plant in North East India is being set up in which of the following states?

Answer

Assam

Why?

The correct answer is Assam . Assam CM inaugurates North East’s 1st compressed biogas plant . Key Points Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on 26 Feb 2023, inaugurated the North East India’s first-ever compressed biogas plant project at Sonapur in Kamrup district of Assam. The plant will have a production capacity of five tonne-per-day of compressed biogas that would be produced from raw materials such as cattle-dung, municipal solid wastes, etc. It is being set-up by entrepreneurs Pankaj Gogoi and Rakesh Doley under the banner of Redlemon Technologies. The plant is proposed to be operational from November 2023. Additional Information Compressed Biogas: Compressed Bio Gas (CBG) means the mixture of hydrocarbon gases and vapours consisting mainly of Methane in gaseous form. Biogas can be compressed after removal of carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide, the same way as natural gas is compressed to CNG, and used to power motor vehicles.