New Delhi, June 13 -- India can turn bio-energy into a major export engine and a pillar of energy security, industry leaders said on the sidelines of India Bio-Energy Conference 2026, with calls for a single nodal agency, state-wise resource missions and a big push on implementation for bio-fuels and Sustainable Aviation Fuel.

"Time now for a big bank announcement and more importantly, the big bank implementation," said Lt Col Monish Ahuja (Retd), Co-Chair of the National Committee on Bio-Energy under the Trade Promotion Council of India. "Announcements we will make but we need to go on the implementation side for these bio-fuel projects and I think sky is the limit for India."

Ahuja said India's leadership is already visible through th...