Comparative Analysis of CNG Technologies and Their Various Aspects in Pune and Indore A Study of Clean Energy Implementation in Indian Tier-II Cities

Abstract

This paper carries out a comparative study of two Indian cities that implemented two tier-II Indian cities Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Bio-CNG technologies – Pune and Indore. With India increasingly struggling with increasing air pollution issues, while aiming to address the issue of enhanced energy security, alternative fuel technology like CNG have received incredible importance. Indore whose position as India’s cleanest city for consecutive years has been confirmed by Swachh Survekshan now houses Asia’s largest bio-CNG plant. On the other hand, Pune has been developing conventional CNG infrastructure with multiple refueling stations in the entire city and its neighbourhood. This research examines the various methods of CNG implementation in both cities and looks into infrastructure development, policy frameworks, environmental impacts, technology innovations and economics. The results imply that although both cities have achieved considerable advance- ments in the usage of CNG technologies, the integrated model of waste management and energy generation pertaining to bio- CNG in Indore is more sustainable. Nevertheless, odor control in the bio-CNG plants and infrastructure limitations in both cities have to be handled to obtain maximum benefits from such technologies.