Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) plans to invest ₹1 trillion in compressed biogas (CBG) projects in Andhra Pradesh, a proposed clean-energy expansion that the company says could create more than 300,000 jobs and generate ₹600 billion in revenue for the state over the next few decades.
RIL Executive Director Anant Ambani announced the investment on Friday at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the Rayalaseema Horticulture Hub and Indian School of Agriculture in Madanapalle. He said the projects would connect agricultural production with India’s energy security objectives.
“Our farmers, who ensure our food security, will now strengthen our energy security too, making India self-reliant in energy,” Ambani said, according to Business Standard. He said RIL was grateful to the Andhra Pradesh government for the opportunity to invest in the state and establish the CBG plants.
Ambani also linked the proposed investment to the Andhra Pradesh government’s efforts to attract large projects. He said the state had approved 388 mega projects since June 2024, with investment commitments exceeding ₹14 trillion and the potential to create nearly 1.1 million jobs. According to his statement, about one-third of those commitments are headed to the Rayalaseema region.
The proposed CBG projects would add to a broader push by the Union government to expand domestic production of the fuel. Earlier this week, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched GOBARdhan, a central sector scheme intended to accelerate the development of the CBG sector through investment incentives.
The Union Cabinet approved the scheme last month with an outlay of ₹23,731 crore. It provides a 10-year framework covering 2026-27 to 2035-36, with the stated objective of giving investors and lenders greater certainty while new projects are developed.
The scheme aims to increase India’s domestic CBG production nearly tenfold to around 5 million standard cubic metres per day. CBG is produced from organic feedstocks, including agricultural and other biodegradable waste, although the material supplied does not specify the number, locations or implementation timeline of RIL’s proposed plants in Andhra Pradesh.
The announcement places Rayalaseema at the centre of an investment pipeline that combines agriculture, energy and industrial development. The region’s proposed role in the CBG plan also gives the state government an opportunity to link agricultural activity with new processing and energy infrastructure, subject to project approvals and execution.
Ambani said RIL’s clean-energy projects would contribute to Andhra Pradesh’s “Swarna Andhra 2047” vision and the broader Viksit Bharat programme. The company’s stated plan is an investment commitment at this stage; details on construction schedules, feedstock arrangements, plant capacity, financing and approvals were not provided in the announcement.
The next stage will depend on the formalisation of the projects and the implementation of the central CBG framework, which is scheduled to operate from 2026-27 through 2035-36.