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Industry body Indian Biogas Association (IBA) has inked an initial pact with Army Welfare Placement Organization (AWPO) and Reveille Energy LLP to skill about 50,000 ex-army personnel for the sector. Partnership aims to create employment, skilling, and sustainable career opportunities for about 50,000 Ex-Servicemen in India's rapidly growing renewable energy sector, an IBA statement said. The agreement aims to bridge the skill demand-supply gap in the bioenergy ecosystem by facilitating training, reskilling, and upskilling of Ex-Servicemen for roles across India's renewable energy industry. Through this collaboration, the parties will jointly work towards creating sustainable career pathways for veterans while strengthening India's clean energy mission. As part of the partnership, the AWPO will mobilize and screen suitable Ex-Servicemen candidates across the country, while IBA will facilitate industry linkages, onsite training opportunities, and placement support through its extens
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said India faces a "significant" shortfall in the production of bitumen and aviation fuel, stressing the need to boost domestic biofuel production to reduce imports and achieve self-reliance. Addressing a function in Lonavala near Pune, Gadkari said the country requires around 120 lakh tonnes of bitumen annually, while domestic petroleum companies have the capacity to produce about 50 lakh tonnes. "As a result, we have to import 60 to 70 lakh tonnes of bitumen every year. The price of bitumen has increased from Rs 45 per kg to Rs 80 per kg," he said. The Union Road Transport and Highways said India was spending substantial foreign exchange on the import of bitumen and other petroleum products, making it imperative to explore alternative and indigenous sources of production. Referring to the aviation sector, Gadkari said the country was also facing a shortage of aviation turbine fuel. "In the next couple of days, five flights operating from
Bioenergy can cover 50 per cent of India's fossil fuel consumption in five years, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday while urging the automobile industry to undertake research and development on alternative fuels. Air pollution has become a big problem because of fossil fuel, the Minister for Road, Transport and Highways said at the 'Bhoomipujan programme' of the Indian School for Design of Automobiles. The transport sector is responsible for 40 per cent of air pollution in the country because of fossil fuel, the minister pointed out. A lot of research and innovation is going on in fuel and automobile engineering. "We need to protect our ecology and environment, and fulfil the dream of the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) to make India a carbon-neutral country," Gadkari said. Bioenergy can cover 50 per cent of India's fossil fuel consumption in five years which is very important because Rs 22 lakh crore is being spent on import of the fossil fuel, Gadkari said. The country
Investments worth Rs 1,850 crore have been committed in the biogas sector during the Renewable Energy India (REI) Expo 2024, held from October 3-5 in Greater Noida, a top official of Indian Biogas Association (IBA) said. "The IBA has secured anticipated investment commitments totaling Rs 1,850 crore through joint ventures (JVs), MoUs, and letters of intent (LoIs) at the recently concluded Renewable Energy India (REI) Expo 2024, held from October 3 to 5 in Greater Noida," IBA Chairman Gaurav Kedia told PTI. Kedia said a total of 47 exhibitors representing 10 biogas producing nations took part in the REI Expo. These investments, set to be realised over 2-3 years, reflect strong international interest, particularly from countries such as Germany, Sweden, and the UK, he said. "We have signed MoUs (memorandum of understanding) worth over Rs 900 crore for joint ventures and received almost 50 LoIs (letter of intends) for establishing compressed biogas plants in India," Kedia said. Found