# Biogas and biomethane: Production

Europe's lead and India's slow climb towards 5,000 plants

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Europe's lead and India's slow climb towards 5,000 plants What this tab covers Who makes it and how much: world capacity and output, utilisation, the top producing countries and companies globally and in India, concentration, new capacity coming, and each region's position.

| Measure | Figure | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| **World capacity** | Europe biomethane capacity 7 bcm a year (early 2025); India about 219 operational CBG plants (Aug 2026) against a SATAT target of 5,000 |  | European Biogas Association Statistical Report 2025, via Renewable Energy Magazine, 10 Dec 2025; BioEnergy Times, Aug 2026 |
| **World output** | about 40-50 bcm-equivalent biogas and biomethane worldwide (indicative); Europe 22 bcm (2024); India CBG sales about 0.63-0.66 MMSCMD (mid-2026) |  | IEA Outlook for Biogas and Biomethane (May 2025), via World Biogas Association and BioCycle (derived); European Biogas Association Statistical Report 2025, via Renewable Energy Magazine, 10 Dec 2025; BioEnergy Times, Aug 2026 |
| **Capacity utilisation** | Europe biomethane about 74% (5.2 bcm output against 7 bcm capacity, derived) | Indian plants often run well below design because of feedstock seasonality and offtake; SATAT had 1,103 active letters of intent but 114 commissioned plants in Nov 2025. | European Biogas Association Statistical Report 2025, via Renewable Energy Magazine, 10 Dec 2025; Renewable Watch, 19 Dec 2025 (SATAT portal, IBA, GAIL data) |
| **Concentration** | Europe about half of world output (indicative, basis: 22 of about 45 bcm); company shares not published | The sector is fragmented: thousands of farm, sewage and landfill plants. Consolidators include Nature Energy (Shell), Engie, TotalEnergies, BP (Archaea) and in India Reliance and the OMCs. | European Biogas Association Statistical Report 2025, via Renewable Energy Magazine, 10 Dec 2025; indicative |
| **New capacity** | 600-700 more Indian CBG plants expected within a year (government, Aug 2026); EUR 28.4 billion committed to European biomethane before 2030 | Reliance targets 500 plants by 2030; the Sampoorn GOBARdhan scheme was due to launch on 10 Aug 2026; IBA expects $4-5 billion of private investment by 2030. Europe's REPowerEU target is 35 bcm biomethane by 2030 (indicative). | BioEnergy Times, Aug 2026; European Biogas Association Statistical Report 2025, via Renewable Energy Magazine, 10 Dec 2025; Renewable Watch, 19 Dec 2025 (SATAT portal, IBA, GAIL data) |

#### Top producing countries
 Europe (EU-27 19 bcm; Germany, Italy, France, Denmark, UK lead) 49% · 22 bcm biogas and biomethane (2024)

- **China**: large household and agricultural biogas sector; output not published in sources reached
- **United States**: large landfill and dairy RNG sector; national output not retrieved
- **India**: CBG sales about 0.63-0.66 MMSCMD (about 0.17 Mt a year, derived) plus household and GOBARdhan plants
- **Denmark**: biogases are 40% of all gas consumption
 European Biogas Association Statistical Report 2025, via Renewable Energy Magazine, 10 Dec 2025; not published; not retrieved; BioEnergy Times, Aug 2026; IEA Outlook for Biogas and Biomethane (May 2025), via World Biogas Association and BioCycle

#### Largest producers: global

| Company | Country | Volume | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Nature Energy (Shell)** large European biomethane producer, bought by Shell in 2023 (indicative) | Denmark | not published | 2025 | not retrieved |
| **Archaea Energy (BP)** landfill RNG (indicative) | US | not published | 2025 | not retrieved |
| **Engie** biomethane plants in France and Europe (indicative) | France | not published | 2025 | not retrieved |
| **TotalEnergies** biogas in Europe and US; partner in Adani TotalEnergies Biomass (indicative) | France | not published | 2025 | not retrieved |
| **Clean Energy Fuels and OPAL Fuels** dairy RNG and CNG stations (indicative) | US | not published | 2025 | not retrieved |

#### Largest producers: India

| Company | Country | Volume | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Reliance Industries** Rs 65,000 crore for 500 plants in Andhra Pradesh and Rs 75,000 crore for 350 in the Northeast | India | 500 CBG plants planned by 2030 | 2026 | [BioEnergy Times, Aug 2026](https://bioenergytimes.com/?p=20630) |
| **Adani TotalEnergies Biomass** includes a 600 t a day feed plant in Uttar Pradesh | India | 5 CBG plants under development | 2026 | [BioEnergy Times, Aug 2026](https://bioenergytimes.com/?p=20630) |
| **Petronet LNG with Gruner** binding term sheet signed | India | 10 CBG plants planned (Rs 1,200 crore JV) | Oct 2026 | [BioEnergy Times headlines, 24-26 Oct 2026](https://bioenergytimes.com/?p=20811) |
| **Indian Oil, GAIL, BPCL, HPCL** OMCs buy SATAT CBG; IOCL Gorakhpur plant; GAIL runs the CBG-CGD pool | India | not published | 2026 | BioEnergy Times 2026 |
| **GOBARdhan plants (community and village)** mostly small biogas plants | India | 1,118 functional plants of 1,549 registered | Dec 2025 | [Renewable Watch, 19 Dec 2025 (SATAT portal, IBA, GAIL data)](https://renewablewatch.in/2025/12/19/gaining-maturity-improvement-in-cbg-offtake-and-economics/) |

India's CBG output is small but rising fast: commissioned SATAT plants grew from 114 (Nov 2025) to about 219 (Aug 2026), and sales of 0.63-0.66 MMSCMD already exceed the 0.35 MMSCMD needed for the 1% obligation. Reaching 5% by 2028-29 needs roughly 1.75 MMSCMD (derived) and hundreds more plants.

#### Position by region

| Region | Position |
|---|---|
| **US** | Landfill and dairy RNG for transport earn RFS D3 cellulosic RINs (1.36 billion RINs required in 2026) and LCFS credits; RNG made up 23% of all LCFS credits in 2025. |
| **EU** | 22 bcm biogas and biomethane, 6% of EU gas use; RED III and REPowerEU push upgrading and grid injection. |
| **India** | SATAT, CBO and GOBARdhan; GAIL buys CBG at 85% of the average CNG retail price (May 2025). |
| **China** | Large rural and agricultural biogas base; output not retrieved. |
| **Japan** | Small; mostly sewage and food waste power (indicative). |
| **Middle East** | Negligible. |

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/index.md)
- [Energy overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/energy/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/correlation/index.md)
- [Efficiency](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/efficiency/index.md)
- [Techniques](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/techniques/index.md)
- [Resources and labour](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/resources/index.md)
- [Impact on the biosphere](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/biosphere/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/overview/index.md)
- [Production route](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/routes/index.md)
- [Feedstocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/feedstocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/trading/index.md)
- [Movement](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/movement/index.md)
- [Regulation](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/regulation/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/emissions/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/links/index.md)