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Voices of Industry Leaders at IBET EXPO 2025

Shri Nitin Gadkari

Hon’ble Minister of Road Transport & Highways,
Government of India & Patron, IFGE

India Bioenergy and Tech Expo 2025 reflects a strong, futuristic vision for the bioenergy sector. I appreciate the efforts for bringing the entire ecosystem under one roof. I am sure the collaboration, innovation, and research will inspire India’s society and industry toward a sustainable bioenergy-driven future.

Shri Hardeep Singh Puri

Hon’ble Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas,
Government of India

India Bioenergy and Tech Expo 2025 showcases the India’s bioenergy progress – from pioneering ethanol innovations to nationwide advances in CBG, SAF, and advanced biofuels. With global collaboration and strong government support, it highlights a sustainable, future-ready bioenergy ecosystems.

Shri Pralhad Joshi

Hon’ble Minister of New & Renewable Energy & Consumer Affairs,
Food and Public Distribution, Government of India

India Bioenergy and Tech Expo 2025 reflects the inclusive growth while showcasing India’s rising clean-energy momentum. With strong farmer-industry participation, Phase-II of the National Bioenergy Program will expand budgets, strengthen R&D, and boost indigenous manufacturing.

Dr. Pramod Chaudhari

President, IFGE & Founder Chairman,
Praj Industries

India Bioenergy and Tech Expo 2025 is a platform which unities innovators, strengthens India’s renewable energy mission, and drives the initiative for a sustainable, self-reliant energy future. I believe the participants will be benefited from this initiative and upcoming editions also.

Smt Rekha Gupta

Hon’ble Chief Minister,
Government of Delhi

IFGE has done a commendable job of working on Bioenergy sector and providing a platform for Bioenergy companies to come together and showcase their capabilities. Government of Delhi is planning to promote Bioenegy projects and supports such initiatives.

Shri Shripad Naik

Hon’ble Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy,Government of India

The efforts put in by Government and stakeholders, supported by international alliances and policy initiatives, are transforming India into a global biofuel hub while advancing toward a cleaner, self-reliant, and sustainable future. I appreciate IFGE for orgnaising this international event which will go a long way in strengthening this sector.

Shri Tarun Kapoor,

Advisor to Hon’ble Prime Minister of India

Biofuels and bioenergy are extremely important for the government today and for the nation as a whole. If we want to achieve self-sufficiency in energy and also provide clean energy for various uses—particularly in transport and cooking—bioenergy is one of the key solutions. I am happy that IFGE has taken a lead and organised IBET to bring together the stakeholders.

About The Event

The 3rd edition of IBET Expo 2026, a premier International Exhibition and Conference on Bioenergy and Technology, is scheduled to be held from August 11-13, 2026, at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The event is jointly organized by the Indian Federation of Green Energy (IFGE) and MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications, poised to promote India’s bioenergy sector.

Keeping in view the success of the past two events that helped strengthen India’s Bioenergy Sector, the Government of Uttar Pradesh invited IFGE & MM Activ to organize the 3rd edition in Uttar Pradesh. The invitation was graciously accepted, making Uttar Pradesh the Host State with UPNEDA as the Co-Organiser.

The 3rd IBET Expo 2026 will feature an Exhibition and International Conference on Bioenergy, focusing on the theme “Advancing Bioenergy Solutions for a Low Carbon World.” The event will cover key sectors like Compressed Biogas (CBG), Ethanol, Bio-Diesel, Waste to Energy, Bio-Mobility, Biomass (Pellets & Briquettes), Biomaterials, and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

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Tentative Technical Programme

  • Day 1 11 AUG 2026
  • Day 2 12 AUG 2026
  • Day 3 13 AUG 2026
11 August, 2026 (Day 1, Tuesday)
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Registration & Networking Tea
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Inauguration of Exhibition by Shri A K Sharma, Hon'ble Minister for Energy & Additional Sources of Energy, Government of Uttar Pradesh
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM UP State Session – Special Plenary Session
Venue: Hall A – 2nd Floor, Plenary Main Hall
Session No. – 01/RJAG
Chief Guest:
Shri A K Sharma, Hon'ble Minister for Energy & Additional Sources of Energy, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Guest of Honour:
Shri Kailash Singh Rajput, Hon’ble Minister of State for Energy and Additional Sources of Energy, Government of Uttar Pradesh
• Dr. Ashish Kumar Goel, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Energy and Additional Sources of Energy, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh and Chairman, UPNEDA
• Shri Pankaj Kumar, Joint Secretary – Transmission, Ministry of Power, Government of India
• Shri Ravinder Kumar, Principal Secretary
Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Education and Research, Government of Uttar Pradesh
• Smt. Ministhy S., Commissioner Cane and Sugar,
Government of Uttar Pradesh
• Shri Vijay Kiran Anand, Secretary, Infrastructure & Industrial Development Department cum
CEO - Invest UP, Government of Uttar Pradesh
• Shri P. Guruprasad, Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh
• Dr. Adarsh Singh, Excise Commissioner, Government of Uttar Pradesh
• Mr. Deepak Ballani, Director General, ISMA
• Mr. Roshan Lal Tamak, ED & CEO – Sugar Business, DCM Shriram
• Mr. Yashodhan Mankame, Executive Vice President- Bioenergy, Praj Industries
Moderator: Mr. Subodh Kumar, National Advisor, IFGE, ED, ValPro & Former ED, Indian Oil

 Emerging Opportunities Beyond E20
Venue: Hall B, 2nd Floor
Session No. – 02/NS

Chair of the Session:

Dr. Shantanu Gupta, Director – Technical, Global Biofuel Alliance

• Mr. Atul Mulay, Chairman, Bioenergy Committee of IFGE, President – Corporate Strategy, Praj Industries

• Mr. Ravi Gupta, Chairperson, IFGE Sugar Bioenergy Forum, & Executive Director, Shree Renuka Sugars

• Mr. Prakash Naiknaware, Managing Director, National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Limited (NFCSF)

• Dr. Johan Thevelien, Chief Executive Officer
Novel yeast, Belgium

• Mr. Krishna Mohan Puvvada, Regional President- Middle East, India and Africa, Novonesis

• Mr. Kunal Bhattacharjee, Commercial Lead – Biofuels, India, Advanta Seeds

Moderator: Mr. Rajesh Rawat, Director, Business Consulting, Ernst & Young LLP 		Special Focused Roundtables
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Maximizing Value from Distilleries
Venue: Hall – B, 2nd Floor
Session No. – 03/NS

Chair of the Session:
Shri Sambhaji Kadupatil, Director General, Vasantdada
Sugar Institute
• Shri Y B Ramakrishna, Sr. Vice President, IFGE, & Former
Chairman of Working Group on Biofuel, MoPNG

• Mr. Vaibhav Tiwari, AVP-New Product Development, Praj
Industries
• Mr. Naresh Goel, Chairperson, IFGE: Grain Ethanol
Distillers Association & Director, Pingaksh Beverages
• Dr. Sangeeta Srivastava, Co-Chairperson, IFGE Sugar
Bioenergy Forum, & Executive Director, Godavari
Biorefineries Ltd.
• Mr. Anurag Goel, Head-Marketing, ISGEC
• Mr. Pradeep Dhokare, MD, Universal Forces
• Mr. Dilip Patil, Regional Director (West), IFGE
• Mr. Mayank Jain, Senior Marketing Manager & Head of
Strategic Intelligence – MEIA, Novonesis
Moderator: Mr. Sreeraman Thiagarajan, CEO, JK India
eAgriTech Limited 		The CCUS funding gap: who absorbs the cost of
carbon-negative industry - government, industry, or the
carbon market
Venue: Hall – C, 2nd Floor
Session No. – 04/AGRS

Chair of the Session:
Dr. Neelima Alam, Associate Head & Scientist - F, CEST,
Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India

• Mr. Vishal Choudhary, Scientist - F, Office of
Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA), Govt. of India

• Dr. Sanjeev Mishra, Scientist D, Sardar Swaran
Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy

• Dr. Anisha Goel, Regional Strategy & Business
Development Lead, MEIA, Novonesis

• Ms. Priyanka Khemka, Energy Transition &
Decarbonization Specialist, Ravista Global Ltd,
London UK

• Dr. W Selvamurthy, President, Amity Science,
Technology and Innovation Foundation & Director
General, Amity Directorate of Science and Innovation,
& Chancellor of Amity University

• Prof. Rangan Banerjee, Director, IIT Delhi
Moderator : Mr. Keshav Goela, Co-Chair, IFGE: CCUS
Forum & Director – Operations, Gas Lab Asia 		India's Green Hydrogen Potential: Opportunities,
Challenges & Roadmap
Venue: Board Room, Ground Floor
Session No. – 05/AGRJ

Chair of the Roundtable:
Dr. Alok Sharma, Sr. Vice President, Hydrogen
Association of India and Former Director (R&D) and
Board Member, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Networking Lunch
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Achieving Economic Viabilty of CBG plants via GOBARdhan Scheme?
Venue: Hall – A, 2nd Floor
Session No. – 06/NS

Chair of the Session:

Mr. Alok Tripathi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), Government of India

• Mr. Ravinder Singh, IAS, Director, UPNEDA
• Mr. S N Yadav, Executive Director (CBG), GAIL (India) Ltd.
• Mr. Pankaj Singh, Secretary, UPNEDA
• Mr. Mohit Dhawan, CEO, HPCL
• Mr. Deepak Agarwal, Managing Director, GPS Renewables Arya Pvt. Ltd.
• Mr. Vijay Kumar Nirani, MD, TruAlt Bioenergy
• Mr. Mehul Chanpura, Senior Vice President, Head - Strategy, Planning & Optimization, Bioenergy, Reliance Industries Limited
• Mr. Venkatesh Rao, President – Bioenergy, Praj Industries
• Mr. K R Raghunath, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, KIS Group
• Mr. Vivek Dua, Sr Partner, Kearney
Moderator : Mr. Ashish Kumar, VP, IFGE, Vice Chairman, IFGE : CBGPF & MD Verbio India


 From Pilot to Scale: Making CCUS work in the Indian Industrial Context
Venue: Hall – B, 2nd Floor
Session No. – 07/AGRS

Chair of the Session:

Dr. Sangita Kasture, Scientist G and Head, Biomanufacturing Directorate, Department of Biotechnology

• Dr. Amit Bansiwal, Chief Scientist & Chair of Environmental Materials and Sustainable Systems, CSIR National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur

• Dr. Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, CEO, Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)

• Mr. Mahendra Singhi, MD & CEO, Dalmia Cement

• Mr Sujay Karmakar, Executive Director, NTPC NETRA

• Mr. Sangeet Jain, Co-chair – CCUS Forum, IFGE & VP, ESG Strategy & Alliances, LanzaTech Pvt. Ltd.

• Mr. Yash Agarwal, CEO & Co-Founder, Carbonetics
Moderator: Dr. Vikram Vishal, Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Bombay 		2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Roundtable - Engaging meeting with Biomass Briquette & Pellet Producers organized by IFGE: Bhart Biomass & Pellets Forum
Venue: Board Room, Ground Floor
Session No. – 08/AK

Moderator: Shri Aman Kwatra, National Coordinator, IFGE : Bharat Biomass & Pellets Forum (BBPF)
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Networking Tea
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Robust Supply Chain and Healthy Farm Circularity in CBG Sector
Venue: Hall – A, 2nd Floor
Session No. – 09/VBNS

Chair of the Session:
Prof. K. V. Raju, Member, NITI Aayog
• Mr. Tushar Lowalekar, Managing Director, Biofuel Circle

• Mr. Dinesh Singh, Sr. Vice President, Head- Fertilizer, Reliance India Limited

• Maj. Sumeet Lahane, Co-Founder & CEO, REnergy Dynamics

• Mr. Neelendu Kumar, Founder & CEO, Farmwatt

• Dr Kanwar Singh, VP, EverEnviro Resource Management
• Dr. Tushar Patil, Assistant Vice President – Corporate Strategy, Praj Industries
• Mr. Vinay Patel, Sr. Manager, National Dairy Development Board
Moderator: Dr. Rajesh Raut, Managing Consultant, EAC - International Consulting
 Advances in Biomass Sector: Torrefaction, Ash Valorization and Gasification
Venue: Hall – B, 2nd Floor
Session No. – 10/AG

Chair of the Session:
Mr. Subodh Kumar, National Advisor, IFGE, ED, ValPro & Former ED, Indian Oil
• Mr. Pratyush Maiti, Chief Scientist
CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
• Dr. Sanjukta Subudhi, Associate Director, Microbial Biofuels & Biochemicals, The Energy & Research Institute (TERI)
• Dr. Arvind Patel, Managing Director, Axayah Clean-Tech (Laser Gasification)
• Mr. Sampat Subramaniam, Director, Pyrogreen Energy Pvt. Ltd.
• Mr. Sahil Manucha, CEO & Founder, Biogreen Technologies (Silica Ash)
• Mr. Patrick Bergman, CTO, Yilkins
• Mr. Devdutt Singh, Senior Manager, New & Renewable Energy Business, BHEL
• Dr. Mohan K. Dongare, Director, Malati Fine Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
Moderator : Shri Aman Kwatra, National Coordinator, IFGE : Bharat Biomass & Pellets Forum (BBPF) 		India's SAF Opportunity: Building a Domestic Sustainable Aviation Fuel Ecosystem
Venue: Board Room, Ground Floor
Session No. – 11/NS

Chair of the Roundtable:

• Dr. SSV Ramakumar, Chairperson, IFGE: Sustainable Aviation Fuel Forum (SAFF), EVP/ CTO, Greenko / AM Green
7:30 PM Onwards - Dinner at India Expo Centre & Mart
(All Delegates, Speakers, Sponsors, Partners & Exhibitors are invited)
End of the Day
12 August, 2026 (Day 2, Wednesday)
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Networking Tea
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (Main Ceremony)
Venue: Hall – A, 2nd Floor, Main Plenary Room
Session No. – 12/SGRJ

Welcome Address by Shri Y B Ramakrishna, Sr. Vice President, IFGE, & Former Chairman of Working Group on Biofuel, MoPNG. Former Chairman Biofuel Development Board, Govt of Karnataka
Introductory Remarks by Dr. Ashish Kumar Goel, Addl Chief Secretary, Energy & Additional Energy Sources, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Address by Guest of Honour: Shri A K Sharma, Hon'ble Minister for Energy & Additional Sources of Energy, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Address by Guest of Honour: Shri Kailash Singh Rajput, Hon’ble Minister of State for Energy and Additional Sources of Energy, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Address by Guest of Honour: Shri Surya Pratap Shahi, Hon'ble Minister for Agriculture, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Address by Chief Guest: Yogi Adityanath, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Dignitaries on Dias:
Shri Atul Mulay, Chairman, Bioenergy Committee of IFGE, President Bioenergy, Praj Industries & Shri Sanjay Bandopadhyay, Retd (IAS), Chairman, IFGE: Green Transport Mobility Committee
Vote of Thanks by Shri Ravindra Boratkar, Founder Member, IFGE & Managing Director, MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications
Moderator: Shri Sanjay Ganjoo, Director General, Indian Federation of Green Energy
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CEO Roundtable
Venue: Board Room, Ground Floor
Session No. – 13/SGRS

CEO Round Table with Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh

(Participation through invitation basis only)

Moderator : Shri Vaibhav Dange, Founder Director, IFGE

 Experiences of Various Industries for Using Densified Biomass
Venue: Hall – B, 2nd Floor
Session No. – 14/AG

• Col. Rohit Dev, Co-Chair, IFGE: Bharat Biomass & Pellets Forum
• Mr. Jinender Jain, CEO & Group Business Head, Forbes Vyncke
• Mr. Vimal Jesadiya, Director, Satyajit GreenTech Pvt. Ltd.
• Mr. Kalpesh Mehta, MD, Chairman, Gattuwala Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
• Mr. Rakesh Tirath, Advisor, Merino Industry.
• Moderator : Mr. Aman Kwatra, National Coordinator, IFGE : Bharat Biomass & Pellets Forum 		Special Focused Roundtables
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Networking Lunch
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Optimal CBG Plant Engineering, Construction and Performance
Venue: Hall – A, 2nd Floor
Session No. – 16/VBNS

Chair of the Session:

Prof. (Dr.) Atul Mohod, Director General, Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bioenergy (SSS-NIBE)

• Mr. Deodatta Deshpande, Chief Executive Officer, Thermax BioEnergy Solutions Private Limited
• Mr. Anilraj Pise, MD, Raj Process
• Mr. Rajgopal Manohar, Head of Technical Service & Innovation, Novonesis
• Mr. Devesh Garg, Chief Commercial and Sales Officer, Gruner Renewable Energy
• Mr. Nitin Gupta, CEO, Steer Engineering
• Mr. Ajit Deshmukh, Assistant Vice President – Technology Application, Praj Industries
• Mr. Shashi Hegde, Director, Hycons Bioenergy
• Mr. Keshav Goela, Co-Chair, IFGE: CCUS Forum & Director – Operations, Gas Lab Asia
Moderator: Mr. Sumedh Bapat, Partner Tattva Engineering System LLP

 India's Biomass Co-firing Policy Ecosystem: Regulation, Compliance, Market Participation and Financial Landscape
Venue: Hall – B, 2nd Floor
Session No. – 17/AG

Chair of the Session:


Mr. Nitish Kumar (IAS), Managing Director, Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL)

• Mr. Ravindra Kumar, Director (Operations)
NTPC
• Mr. Alok Sinha, Former Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh and Advisor, IFGE: Bharat Biomass & Pellets Forum
• Mr. Deepak Raizada, Director - Corporate Planning, Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL)
• Mr. T Venkateswarlu, Member Thermal, Central Electricity Authority, Govt. of India
• Mr. Ravi Prakash Agrawal, Mission Director, SAMARTH
• Dr. Gaurav Mishra, Scientist – F, MNRE, Govt. of India
• Mr. Sudip Nag, COO, Adani Thermal, Former Mission Director SAMARTH
• Mr. Amit Kulshreshtha, General Manager, NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance
• Mr. Niraj Kumar, President, Farmwatt Innovations Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Aman Kwatra, National Coordinator, IFGE : Bharat Biomass & Pellets Forum 		Roundtable on CBG - CGD Synchronisation
Venue: Board Room, Ground Floor
Session No. – 18/NS

Chair of the Roundtable:

• Mr. Sumit Kishore, Executive Director, GAIL (India) Limited

Co-Chair of the Roundtable:

• Mr. Subhash Kumar, Director General, Association of CGD Entities

Moderator: Mr. Sanjay Sah, Deloitte
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Networking Tea
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Efficient Offtake Mechanisms of CBG & Importance of Grid Connectivity
Venue: Hall – A, 2nd Floor
Session No. – 19/VBNS

Chair of the session: Dr. Ashish Kumar Goel, Additional Chief Secretary, Energy and Additional Sources of Energy, Govt. of UP and Chairman UPNEDA

• Mr. P Manoj Kumar, Director General, PPAC
• Mr. Subhas Kumar, Director General, Association of CGD Entities
• Mr Ashish Kumar, VP, IFGE, Co-Chairman, IFGE CBGPF, & MD, Verbio India
• Mr. Sumit Kishore, Executive Director (Gas Marketing), GAIL INDIA
• Mr. Joydeep Choudhury, Executive Director (Alternate Energy), IOCL
• Mr. Chiradeep Dutta, Director & COO, Think Gas
• Dr. Tushar Patil, Assistant Vice President – Corporate Strategy, Praj Industries
• Mr. Govind G., VP-BD, TruAlt Bioenergy
• Mr. Ankit Kohli, Founder & Managing Director, Sanmish

Moderator: Mr. Sanjay Sah, Partner, Deloitte
Robust Production of Densified Biomass: Feedstock Acquisition, Processing and Standardisation
Venue: Hall – B, 2nd Floor
Session No. – 20/AG

Chair of the session: Mr. Satish Upadhyay, IFGE: Chairperson, Bharat Biomass & Pellets Forum (BBPF) and Former Mission Director, SAMARTH
• Mr. Chinmay Dwivedi, Director, Bureau of Indian Standards.

• Mr. Tejasvi Bhargava, Managing Director, Quality Bio Green.

• Mr. Rajesh Mundra, Director, Mamleshwar Biofuel Pvt. Ltd.

• Mr. Prasad Malagavi, Territory Sales Manager, California Pellet Mill

• Mr. Ben Moxham, CEO, Camberwell Energy, representing the World Bioenergy Association
• Mr. Abhimanyu Bansal, Vice President (Head of Biomass Densification, Biomass to Bio-Bitumen - New Energy Division), Reliance Industries Limited
Moderator: Mr. Sanjay Jain, Business Head, Livgreen Cleantech Pvt. Ltd. 		Roundtable on MSW related State Policies for CBG production
Venue: Board Room, Ground Floor
Session No. – 21/NS

Context Setting by

• Mr. Subodh Kumar, National Advisor, IFGE, ED, ValPro & Former ED, Indian Oil

Moderator: Mr. Som Narayan, Co-Founder, Carbon Masters
End of the Day
13 August, 2026 (Day 3, Thursday)
09:30 AM - 10:30 AM Plenary Session
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Networking Tea
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Revenue through Green Attributes: Carbon Credits, Green Certificates & Mandates
Venue: Hall – A, 2nd Floor
Session No. – 22/NS

Chair of the Session:
Dr. Sanjay Kolte, IAS, Commissioner of Sugar, Government of Maharashtra
• Mr. Saurabh Diddi, Director, BEE

• Mr. Rajesh Mediratta, MD & CEO, IGX
• Mr. Asitava Sen, Co-founder & CEO, Carbon Removal India Alliance (CRIA)
• Mr. Manish Dabkara, Chairman & MD, EKI Energy Services Ltd
• Ms. Nishtha Singh, Assistant Director, Climate, Asia Society Policy Institute
• Dr. Anjan Katna, Associate Director, PWC
• Mr. Deepak Sar, Director, ITY Consulting
• Ms. Oshin Katulkar, Head of Growth and Asset Management, Varaha Climate Ag Private Ltd.

Moderator: Mr. Ashish Singh, Project Manager, Verbio India
 Fuelling Green Energy and Income Opportunities for Farmers
Venue: Hall – B, 2nd Floor
Session No. – 23/HSAK

Chief Guest:
Shri Narendra Bhooshan, Secretary, Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India

Panellists:
• Shri Y B Ramakrishna, Sr. Vice President, IFGE, & Former Chairman of Working Group on Biofuel, MoPNG
• Shri Balram Verma, Joint Director Agriculture, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
• Shri Puneet Singh Thind, CEO, Northern Farmers Mega FPO
• Dr. Sachin Sakalle, Co-founder and COO Farmwatt Innovations
• Dr. Tushar Patil, Assistant Vice President – Corporate Strategy, Praj Industries

Moderator : Shri Harvir Singh, Editor-in-Chief, Rural Voice 		Roundtable on Green Shipping Corridor: Role of Marine Biofuels in Decarbonizing the Shipping Sector
Venue: Board Room, Ground Floor
Session No. – 24/AK

Chair of the Roundtable:

• Shri Sanjay Bandopadhyay, Retd (IAS), Chairman, IFGE: Green Transport Mobility Committee

Moderator: Mr. Subodh Kumar, National Advisor, IFGE, ED, ValPro & Former ED, Indian Oil
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Financing in Bioenergy Sector
Venue: Hall – A, 2nd Floor
Session No. – 25/RJ

President, SBI Capital Markets
• Shri Sujith V. Surendran, General Manager (Projects), Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)

• Mr. Jai Kumar Gaurav, Senior Advisor-Climate Change and Circular Economy, GIZ India
• Mr. Mudit Jain, Head Research – Corporate & Cleantech Finance, Tata Capital Limited
• Mr. Ravi Kaushal, Assistant General Manager, State Bank of India
• Mr. Dheeraj Kumar Bhardwaj, Representative, Branch Office, NEDO, India
• Mr. Varun Karad, CEO, REnergy Dynamics
• Mr. Anand Kishore, CFO, TruAlt Bioenergy
• Mr. Venkatesh Rao, President – Bioenergy, Praj Industries
Moderator : Mr. Vaibhav Dange, Founder Director, IFGE
Way Forward for Sustainable Bioenergy Feedstock Ecosystem
Venue: Hall – B, 2nd Floor
Session No. – 26/AK

• Dr. A V Umakanth, Principal Scientist, ICAR- Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR)
• Mr. Shridev Sharma, Additional Director Agriculture, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
• Dr. Kakasaheb Konde, Head Alcohol Tech & Biofuels, Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Pune
• Shri Umesh Kumar, Progressive Farmer, Shamli, UP
• Dr. Tushar Patil, Assistant Vice President – Corporate Strategy, Praj Industries

Moderator- Shri Ajeet Singh, Executive Editor, Rural Voice
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Session on Biochar as a Carbon and Soil Asset: Market Access and India's Agronomic Opportunity
Venue: Board Room, Ground Floor
Session No. – 27/AK

Chair of the Session:

Dr. Prabodh Saxena, Chairman, Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd, Former Chief Secretary, Government of Himachal Pradesh

• Dr. Ambika Behl, Senior Principal Scientist, Central Road Research Institute (CRRI)

• Dr. Piyali Das, Director, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

• Mr. Manoj Tandon, Head Carbon Management and Green Energy, e-Gateway India Pvt. Ltd.

• Mr. S.K. Gupta, Secretary, Progressive Biochar Society Hyderabad

• Mr. Naveen Ahlawat, Head Power to X, Jindal Steel Limited

• Dr. Siddharth Pal, Principal Scientist, Praj Industries

• Dr. Sonal K Thengane, Department of Hydro and Renewable Energy, Associate Professor, IIT Roorkee

• Mr. Ludwig Hermann, Senior consultant
Proman Management GmbH & Board Member Farmwatt

• Mr. Prakash Kumar Mishra, Founder & CEO, Persistent Climate India Pvt. Ltd. & Senior Lead Assessor

Moderator : Mr. Rahul Saksena, Chairperson, IFGE : Biochar Forum and Founder & CEO, Sustainable Solutions
 Roundtable on Bio-mobility & Prospects: Working Towards Draft Model State Policy
Venue: Hall – C, 2nd Floor
Session No. – 28/AK

Chief Guest of the Roundtable:

• Shri Daya Shankar Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Transport, Government of Uttar Pradesh

Moderator: Mr. Vikram Gulati, Chairperson, IFGE: Bio-Mobility Forum, Country Head & Executive Vice President, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Networking Lunch
End of the Day

Glimpses of IBET 2025

Steering Committee Members - IBET Expo 2026

Government of Uttar Pradesh

Mr. Ravinder Singh

IAS, Director (UPNEDA)

IFGE Industry Members

UP Govt message

Host State for IBET 2026

Uttar Pradesh – Hub of Bioenergy in India

Uttar Pradesh the fourth largest state of India area wise, the largest state population wise and fifth largest state economy wise is making rapid transformation, with its Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) more than doubling from ₹13.30 lakh crore in 2016-17 to over ₹30.25 lakh crore in 2024-25, according to the 2025-26 Economic Survey.

The state has the largest agriculture production in the country and counts for 46 % of Sugar production of India. UP as a state has the largest number of cities with 915 total urban units and 64 statutory cities as of 2025. This makes availability of feedstock like Biomass, Produce & waste of Sugar mills, MSW, Used Cooking Oil etc for production of Ethanol. CBG, Briquettes & Pallets, Biodiesel etc quite easy. The market for Biofuel is also readily available in the form of a huge vehicular population which consumes ethanol, biodiesel, the large thermal power plants co fire densified Biomass and the largest number of CGD operators offtake CBG. Due to these factors , UP holds a natural position for largest production of Bioenergy in India. With the strong policy support from Govt of UP this position gets further strengthened, due to which the state is emerging as a Bioenergy Powerhouse of the country.

Uttar Pradesh Bioenergy

UP is the largest ethanol producing state in the country with 180 crore liters of production in 2023-24. Out of 194 commissioned CBG plants 38 are in Uttar Pradesh and 78 new plants are under construction, hundreds of biomass densification plants are functioning in the state.

With a robust production ecosystem the state provides for a natural destination for investment in the Bioenergy. In order to showcase this promising sector to world and to invite investors to UP the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency invited IFGE to bring the India Bioenergy & Tech Expo (IBET) to UP and offered to become the HOST of the event. IFGE happily accepted this request and moved IBET 2026 event to India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

The event is aimed to make the Bioenergy Sector in Uttar Pradesh more Vibrant. Besides bringing in investments for Bioenergy production it is also intended that UP should become a strong production centre and hub for development of Bioenergy Technology and Equipment.

The participation of Government of Uttar Pradesh is expected to bring an order of magnitude to the event. Gracious presence of Chief Minister, other senior Ministers, Sr Govt officials, policy makers and industry representative will make this event a most vibrant platform for transacting business in Bioenergy Sector.

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About the Venue

India Expo Center and Mart, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

The India Expo Centre & Mart (IEML) in Greater Noida is one of the country’s most advanced exhibition and convention facilities, purpose built to host large scale trade fairs like IBET Expo 2026. Its modern design, expansive layout, and world class amenities make it the perfect setting for an event that brings together the entire Bioenergy and allied sectors.

Venue Highlights:

The venue offers vast, pillar free halls with high floor load capacity, making it ideal for displaying and operating heavy machinery. Wide aisles and well planned layouts ensure smooth visitor flow, while multiple entry and exit points keep movement efficient even during peak hours. For exhibitors, the infrastructure supports live demonstrations with reliable utilities, including high capacity power connections, compressed air, and water supply. For visitors, the open, well lit spaces make it easy to navigate and explore without missing key displays.

Accessibility:

  • in Greater Noida, easily accessible via Yamuna Expressway and Noida-Greater Noida Expressway
  • 25 minutes from New Delhi
  • 40 minutes from Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station
  • 60 minutes from Indira Gandhi International Airport
  • Metro connectivity linked with Delhi NCR through Metro

On Site Facilities

  • Ample parking for cars, buses, and logistics vehicles
  • Business lounges for private meetings and negotiations
  • Food courts and cafés offering a variety of cuisines
  • Rest areas for quick breaks between sessions
  • First aid and medical support for emergencies
  • Accessibility features to ensure an inclusive experience for all visitors