Energy Transition

Blend SAF into jet fuel for international flights, starting small.

Indicative targets set by the National Biofuel Coordination Committee: 1% SAF in 2027 and 2% in 2028 for international flights. Media have reported a further 5% target for 2030, which has not been confirmed in an official source reviewed for this page.

No official production or blending figures for SAF were found.

India Energy Week 2026 had a dedicated SAF zone, according to the curtain-raiser (PIB).

The targets are indicative and fall due in 2027. Outcomes are not yet measurable.

Turn agricultural residue, dung and municipal waste into a renewable substitute for CNG and piped gas.

The SATAT initiative and a CBG blending obligation of 1% in FY 2025-26, rising to 5% from FY 2028-29.

192 plants commissioned; sales rose from 42.7 thousand tonnes in FY 2024-25 to 96.5 thousand tonnes in FY 2025-26 (PPAC).

See the speeches archive for the CII Bioenergy Summit (October 2024).

Output is growing from a small base. Official data were not found on whether the FY 2025-26 obligation was met.

Replace hydrogen made from natural gas (grey hydrogen) in refineries and fertiliser plants with hydrogen made using renewable power.

The National Green Hydrogen Mission (approved in January 2023) is led by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Refineries are among the expected early users. India Energy Week 2026 included a Hydrogen Zone.

No official figures for green hydrogen used in refineries were reviewed for this page.

No quoted statement is given here, because none was checked against its source.

Too early to assess from official data.

Increase gas use in transport, homes and industry, displacing more carbon-intensive fuels.

City gas distribution now covers almost all of India. Pipelines are being expanded, and tariffs have been unified into two zones from January 2026.

Gas consumption was 68.8 BCM in FY 2025-26, and about half of it was imported (PPAC).

See Natural Gas & LNG for the minister's writing on gas pricing.

Gas displaces more polluting fuels, but more gas use also means more reliance on imported LNG. The two aims pull against each other; see Energy Security.