New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- City gas companies see compressed biogas (CBG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the next big growth drivers in India's clean energy transition, with the two sectors expected to "flourish in the next five to ten years," Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) Executive Director Sanjeev Bhatia said at the PHDCCI Global Summit on Sustainability 2025.

Speaking at the session on hard-to-abate sectors, Bhatia said that while India's natural gas share in the energy mix is targeted to rise from 6.5 per cent to 15 per cent by 2030, domestic production is not keeping pace with demand, making alternatives like CBG critical. "The government has already mandated city gas distributors to invest in compressed biogas plants. IGL has been ...