Lucknow, April 24 -- : The Uttar Pradesh government plans to replace diesel kits in tractors with compressed biogas (CBG) kits, people in the know of things said. The move is aimed at boosting the local consumption of compressed biogas (CBG) and ensuring the economic viability of upcoming biogas plants across Uttar Pradesh.

The initiative being discussed, according to those aware of the issue, aims to create a ready market for CBG by encouraging its use in agricultural operations. Officials said that tractors, widely used across the rural areas, offer a high potential for CBG utilisation which, in turn, would help the newly-commissioned plants to break even faster.

"In consultation with the department of agriculture and other stakeholde...