But behind the policy buzz, progress is stuck. Of 5,000 planned plants under SATAT, only 132 are operational by 2026. Why? High costs, poor credit, weak pipelines. Meanwhile, maize; a key biogas feedstock; is surging. Farmers are switching from pulses and oilseeds to maize because ethanol prices favor it. Result? Food crop yields flatline while imports rise. Germany’s ‘corn mania’ taught them to cap crop use in biogas. India’s still writing that lesson. The government now mandates CBG blending by 2029; but unless it tackles farmer incentives and infrastructure, this might fuel food insecurity instead of energy security.