SATAT

Feb. 28, 2019

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas handed over the 100th Letter of Intent (LOI) to the Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) Entrepreneur (producer) under the SATAT scheme.

SATAT: 

  • Full name: SATAT is an acronym for Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation. 

  • Objective: To promote Compressed Bio-Gas as an alternative, green transport fuel with a four-pronged agenda of – 
    • utilising more than 62 million metric tonnes of waste generated every year in India, 

    • cutting down import dependence, 

    • supplementing job creation in the country and 

    • reducing vehicular emissions and pollution from burning of agricultural / organic waste. 



  • Strategy: This initiative has been launched with PSU Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) inviting Expression of Interest (EoI) from potential entrepreneurs to set up Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) production plants and make available CBG in the market for use in automotive fuels. 

Source : PIB

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