Haryana is going to set up biogas plants alongwith bottling of biogas in cylinders for use in cooking and transport areas besides generating fertiliser.
Stating this, power and renewable energy minister Mahender Partap Singh said Option Energy India would set up 1,000 cu m biogas fertiliser plant at Shri Haryana Goshala, Hansi, Hisar at a cost of Rs 183.43 lakh.
The plant will have high rate bio-methanation digester fitted with special patented technology called induced Blanket Reactor (IBR) developed by the Utah State University, USA.
Other project for setting up 1,000 cu m biogas fertiliser plant in Sonipat district at a cost of Rs 145 lakh had already been approved by the ministry of new renewable energy for which central financial assistance of Rs 72.5 lakh will be provided.This would be the first plant of its kind to be installed in the country.