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The source provides an update on plans for a 500 tpd WtE plant in Chikkanagamangala, Bengaluru. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) intends to issue a work order to a French Company, 3Wayste on 16 January,…
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Administrative body, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is planning to revive several waste processing plants in order to decentralise waste management, as The Hindu reported. Amongst the plants are 13 small biomethane…
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According to sources from the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD), a WtE plant is currently being planned for the municipality, with the required paperwork being processed. This was reported by The Pioneer. The project is estimated…
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According to Mercom India, the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has published a draft of terms and conditions for biogas and biomass energy tariffs, which includes specific terms for several types of equity. The tariffs…
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According to the Times of India, the Kozhikode City Municipal Corporation has leased 12.67 acres of land to the Kerala Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) for setting up a 5 MW WtE plant in Njeliyanparamba, for…
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The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has completely acquired the 35 acres of land required for establishing the Galand WtE plant. As reported earlier, the plant is planned to have the capacity to treat about 1,200…
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A biogas plant in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, will be upgraded to produce bio-CNG, as the Tech Mag reported. The operator is IOT Infrastructure and Energy Services Ltd., a joint venture between Hamburg-based logistics company Oiltanking…
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As the Times of India reported, the Kasba Bawda WtE plant has commenced its first stage of operations, where waste is only being processed into RDF. Full operation of the plant will commence after experts…
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A new biogas project has been announced to be built on a 2.5 acre site on the grounds of the Jamsher Dairy Complex in Jalandhar, Punjab, reported The Tribune. Construction of the 1 MW plant…
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The Hindu reported, that Kochi Municipal Corporation has postponed its decision to lease 20 acres of land in Brahmapuram to GJ Eco Power Private Ltd. (GJ Eco). GJ Eco was entrusted with the construction of…
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The Government of Uttar Pradesh has signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with a Netherlands-based company for setting up a 15 MW WtE plant in Galand, according to The Times of India. So far, the…
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According to ChemFuels, the first waste processing plant in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, has received approval from the Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board. The investment for the project is INR 118 crores, and the produced RDF from the…
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Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has submitted a feasibility report to the Government of Karnataka for establishing a WtE plant in the city, as reported by The Times of India. The city generates around 450 tonnes of waste…
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A RDF production facility has been inaugurated in Sector 54 in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, which can process 40 tonnes of waste every hour. As repored by The Times of India, the RDF produced will be…
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Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved a reverse auction for the procurement of 50 MW of biomass capacity held by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), Mercom India reports. Successful bidders will…
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Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has amended its support scheme for industrial biomass CHP plants. One new clause states that capacity addition projects will not be eligible for the support scheme, according…
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According to a report by The Hindu Businessline, Osaka-based aluminium manufacturer, Daiki Aluminium Industry of Japan, will invest INR 208 crores for constructing a recycled aluminium alloy facility in Andhra Pradesh. The plant will have…
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After reviewing several options for waste treatment, Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), Maharashtra, has approved plans to develop an AD plant near the village of Daighar, with an annual processing capacity of 600,000 tonnes of waste,…
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The MBT project in Brahmapuram was violating the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 and therefore the state and Central Pollution Control Board (PCB) have to pay a fine of INR 50 lakhs to the National…
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According to Global Cemfuels, the city corporation of Tirupur has signed a supply agreement with ACC’s cement plant at Madukarai near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. The agreement requires 30 tonnes of RDF to be supplied…
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In an effort to manage the city’s waste problem, Thiruvananthapuram city corporation is proposing to set up biogas plants at institutions that produce large amounts of waste, like hotels, restaurants and temple organisations, free of…
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Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has initiated the revival of a 10 MW biomass power plant in Jalkheri, Punjab, which has been idle for 11 years, on renovate, operate and transfer (ROT) basis, according…
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Essel Group, the company operating Vengadamangalam WtE plant, has been issued a contract termination notice by the government because of its failure to generate electricity from the plant, as reported by The New Indian Express.…
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According to The Times of India, the Board of Directors of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) have approved the project proposal for setting up a 60-65 MW paddy-straw-fired biomass plant in Bathinda, Punjab. The…
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The RDF production facility in Noida, developed by Zigma Global Environ, will commence operations in December 2018, as The Times of India reported. The plant can process 40 to 50 tonnes of waste every hour.…
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According to the Bangalore Mirror, the 500 tpd WtE project in Chikkanagamangala has been delayed in obtaining approvals. As reported earlier, French company, 3WAYSTE and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) have signed an agreement for setting…
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According to the secretary of the local government, a 500 tpd WtE plant has been planned to be set up in Mohali, for treating waste generated in Mohali and Patiala. A tender for the establishment…
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A preliminary contract termination notice has been planned to be issued to Kolhapur Green Energy Private Limited, which is constructing the Kasba Bawda Wte plant, due to delay in plant commissioning. The project, which is…
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In a recent meeting with Bangalore officials, Setaram has expressed interest to set up a WtE plant in the village of Goruru, near Nelamangala, reports the Deccan Herald. The technology to be used, waste input…
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According to The New Indian Express, the two Chennai WtE projects, planned at the Kodungaiyur and Perungudi landfills, are both going to be implemented with a 32 MW electrical generation capacity, and an annual processing…
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Hyderabad-based company, Nettlinx, has signed an agreement with two Japanese companies, Takara Leben and Kuni Umi, for setting up a 12 MW WtE plant near Mucherla, as TXF News reported. The plant will be set…
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A group of cement producers in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, have stopped using RDF from Bengaluru because of the high transportation costs, as Global Chemfuels reported. Although the cement producers do not pay for the RDF, they…
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According to a report by The New Indian Express, the Government of Kerala is in talks with Delhi-based AG Dauters Ltd. for setting up a 20 tpd waste gasification pilot plant in Munnar, Idukki. Two…
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According to UK-based WtE company, GJ Eco Power, the 8 MW Brahmapuram WtE project in Kochi is expected to receive the environmental permit within a month. The plant will have a capacity to process 500…
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Indian agro-energy company, Sukhbir Agro Energy Limited (SAEL), is building a 18 MW rice straw-fired plant in Jaitu, Faridkot District, Punjab, as Hindustan Times reported. It will commence operations in March 2019 and will use…
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The Hindu reported, that the construction works for a new 17 MW WtE project in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, will begin soon. The investment cost for the project is expected to be around INR 135 crores.…
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According to the Deccan Herald, the Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd (KPCL) plans to set up a 15 MW WtE plant in Bidadi, which will utilise 500 to 1,000 tonnes of dry waste daily. The Chief…
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Indian lead-acid storage battery and power storage device manufacturer, Exide Industries Ltd. is planning to build a battery recycling facility in Haldia, West Bengal. The plant, which will be equipped with European technology, will have…
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Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved plans of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited’s (MSEDCL) to procure 200 MW of bagasse-fired CHP projects through competitive bidding. As reported by Mercom India, the ceiling price…
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As The Times of India reported, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and the local civic body will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up a WtE facility in Hazira, Surat. The plant…
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According to The Economic Times, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plans to begin co-firing biomass such as scrap lumber, forest debris, crop residues, manure, at all of its coal-based thermal power plants. NTPC will…
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The Brahmapuram WtE project is facing another delay by at least one year, due to delay in obtaining necessary clearances from various state departments, as The New Indian Express reports. The BOT contract for the…
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Torrefied pellets (biocoal) plant in Mehma Sarja village of Bathinda district is facing a 4-month delay because of delay in receiving machinery shipments Europe, as The Times of India reported. The plant is being built…
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Proposals for two biogas plants at dairy colonies in Nangli and Goyla near Delhi, have been approved by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to be constructed under the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model. The plants will…
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Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC) is planning to build a bio-CNG plant in Agra, to solve the issue of the city’s drains getting clogged with cattle dung, as The Times of India reported. Feedstock for the…
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A law introduced in 2016 which mandated that cement factories within 100 km of an RDF plant, have to use at least 5% combustible waste as their fuel, has recently been amended by the Ministry…
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A2Z Waste Management has commissioned a new RDF incineration plant in Ludhiana, with a processing capacity of 1,600 tonnes per day, as The Times of India reported. The 11 MW RDF plant located at Tajpur…
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After the foundation stone was laid 6 months ago, the Brahmapuram WtE project in Kochi, has yet to obtain an environmental clearance and sign a power purchase agreement. According to Kochi corporation authorities, the Kerala…
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A composting plant has been opened in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, as part of a municipal programme aimed at improving the waste infrastructure in the city, according to an article by Waste Management World. The programme is…
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According to The Times of India, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has awarded construction works at the proposed Tekhand WtE plant. Additionally, SDMC has awarded the development of a new C&D waste plant in…
