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Finnish biorefining company Chempolis, Indian oil refinery Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. (NRL) and Finnish semi-public utility Fortum have formed a joint venture for developing a biorefinery in Assam, as Biomass Magazine reported. The facility will use…
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According to Ecowatch, in 2017, India has for the first time added more energy capacity from renewables than from fossil fuels. With 11,788 MW, the increase of renewable energy was more than twice the growth…
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In 2017, India has for the first time added more energy capacity from renewables than from fossil fuels, as was reported by EcoWatch. With 11,788 MW, the increase of renewable energy was more than twice…
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The federal state of Haryana, according to the state’s chief minister Manohar Lal Khatter, has launched a new scheme for supporting the production of biogas from cattle dung. This was reported by The Times of…
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Two bioenergy projects are being developed in the city of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, as reported by the Hindustan Times. The first plant estimated to be worth INR 300 million (EUR 3.75 million) is processing coconut…
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In December 2017, the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation and Bengaluru-based VVD Constructions signed an agreement to build a construction and demolition (C&D) plant in Vijayawada. However, according to the New Indian Express, the construction works, which…
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Due to a high level of objection and a rap from the judiciary, the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) now has to make alternate arrangements for shifting its solid waste management plant from the village…
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The Waste-to-Energy project currently under construction in Kasba Bawda is planned to begin operations by 15 May. According to The Times of India, the project is now in the last phase of completion. It has…
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The general body meeting of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PPMC) has approved the establishment of the proposed Waste-to-Energy plant at the Moshi garbage depot, as The Times of India reported. The Moshi garbage depot will…
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New machinery converting MSW into RDF should end legal and health problems caused by waste dumping in Noida, according to the Hindustan Times. The Noida authority hired an agency using advanced machinery, which makes transportation…
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In a meeting between the Legislative Committee on Environment and Panchayat authorities, the committee emphasised on establishing a comprehensive waste management project for the Erumeli region. According to The Hindu, the Panchayat authorities then hinted…
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According to Clean Technica, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has invested CAD 247 million (EUR 158 million) in ReNew Power Company to support it in the acquisition of a renewable energy firm Ostro Energy.…
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According to The Times of India, state-run Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has announced venturing into funding Waste-to-Energy (WtE) projects. The announcement of PFC showcased after lending Rs 2.9 billion (EUR 36 million) to the Bawana…
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The government of Punjab, northern India, has approved an INR 710 million (EUR 8.7 million) bio-compressed natural gas project, as reported by the Business Standard. The project will be set up by Verbio India Private…
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Further details have emerged for the tender for the Bhalswa WtE plant, which was floated earlier. The North Delhi Municipal Corporation has announced that the plant is proposed to generate 15 MWel per day. According to…
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According to the Chief Minister of Kerala, the ongoing construction of the Brahmapuram Waste-to-Energy plant will be completed within 18 months. He further mentioned that the government has plans to construct Waste-to-Energy plants in 8…
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Plans provide for building a biogas plant at the Government Medical College, Ernakulam located in Kochi, Kerala. Reportedly, the project will receive support from the Kalamassery municipality, a major industrial region in the city of…
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By late April, the government of India will launch a scheme called GOBARdhan Yojna (Galvanising Organic Bio Agro Resources) at national level. GOBARdhan Yojna aims at increasing cleanliness in Indian villages and producing bioenergy. As…
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According to The Times of India, the WtE plant planned at the Moshi landfill will likely enter the construction phase in May 2018. Brazilian firm Lara Enviro and Indian Agency Anthony Enviro Private Ltd. will…
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In order to address the twin problem of waste disposal and power generation, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) will set up a WtE plant on 50 acres of land at the Tehkhand area in…
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According to Telanga Today, the construction works at a new WtE project in Secunderabad are progressing. The plant is realised at the area of the Secunderabad Railway Station and planned to be operational by September…
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Two years ago, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in Karnataka decided to convert 6 landfills into MBT plants in order to solve the local garbage crisis. These are located in Kannahalli, Seegehalli, Lingadheeranahalli, Subbarayanapalya,…
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The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh is planning to replace the operator of the Dadu Majra WtE plant in Chandigarh. According to Tribune India, the current operator JP Associates has not been able to realise the…
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After a public hearing on 21 March, the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has submitted its report regarding the Bandhwari WtE plant. Apart from the advantages of the plant, the report contains demands, objections…
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After signing a MoU with French company 3WAYSTE to establish a WtE plant in Chikkanagamangala, Karnataka, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) now plans to pick up the technology for similar plants in the city of…
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As reported in issue 11-2018, a construction and demolition (C&D) waste recycling facility, worth a total of about EUR 1.1 million, was planned to be built in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The city intended to terminate…
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The Municipal Corporation of Jalandhar is planning to install a waste management plant at the Wariana landfill, according to Tribune India. The landfill covers around 14 acres of land and has a daily capacity of…
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The Tamil Nadu authorities plan to spend more on solid waste management, as The Times of India indicates. The Vellalore landfill will profit from several investments to acquire modern technology such as unmanned vehicles to…
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The Indian state of Haryana has revealed its goal to achieve 150 MW of biomass-based energy by 2022, as stated in the Haryana Bioenergy Policy 2018. The local government wants to support the production of…
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The New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (Noida), Uttar Pradesh, is likely to open a tender for 4 projects including the planned WtE plant in Sector 123. According to Nyoooz, the authorities plan to enter the…
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According to The Indian Express, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI) have plans to build C&D waste recycling facilities. As a first step, both partners have identified 10…
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The Hans India reports indicate that the mayor of the Indian city of Nellore plans to develop a WtE plant in the village of Sarvepalli in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The step comes after the district…
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As reported earlier, a partnership deal has been signed between Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and a French company for establishing a WtE plant in Chikkanagamangala, Karnataka. Recent information from the Bangalore Mirror has revealed…
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Construction of the proposed WtE plant in Brahmapurami is about to begin shortly. According to GJ Eco Power, all the mandatory clearances will be received in a couple of days and the company is planning…
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After the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation reduced the amount of waste that would be processed in the planned WtE plant at the Deonar dumping ground from 3,000 tpd to 600 tpd, 16 bidders have shown interest…
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Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of the Indian state of Maharashtra, has announced that new waste management projects for 48 cities should be approved before 31 March 2018. This was reported by Indian Express. These projects…
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Company Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. has recently started building works in the city of Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Reportedly, the plant is to be located in front of the company Mylan in Waluj MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development…
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According to The Times of India, a new biogas plant using biodegradable waste is being planned in the city of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The project worth EUR 3.5 million will be located at R S…
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In January 2017, Indian company Neway Engineers MSW Private Ltd. was supposed to start the construction of a recycling plant for 200 tpd of construction and demolition (C&D) waste, which was expected to be built…
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There are plans for a new biogas plant in the city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. As reported by The Hindu, the Madurai Corporation plans to build the 50 tpd facility in Vellakkal, processing hotel and…
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According to The Quint, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is expected to be signed between the Belgian capital Brussels and the Greater Chennai Corporation, in order to facilitate funding from multilateral agencies for infrastructure development…
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The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has announced plans to upgrade its solid waste processing plant and associated facilities in Pachchanady. The upgrade is estimated to cost INR 12.5 million (EUR 15 million) and will feature…
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The civic body of Aurangabad, Maharashtra, has announced that a Waste-to-Energy plant will be constructed in the city to solve its garbage disposal problem. According to The Times of India, the expression of interest (EOI) for the…
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The Bhalswa landfill, which was declared as exhausted in 2002, still receives about 2,000 tpd of waste generated by North Dehli, according to the Hindustan Times. The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has now published…
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Although the Okhla landfill had already exhausted its lifespan in 2010, 1,200 out of 3,500 tpd of waste collected in Delhi continued to go to the site, as now reported by the Hindustan Times. Now,…
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Seven technology start-ups in Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, have received funding amounting to a total of INR 75 million (EUR 935,702) through a governmental Seed Support Scheme, according to The Times of India. The start-ups…
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The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has recently signed a partnership agreement with an unnamed French company to set up a Waste-to-Energy plant. The Waste-to-Energy facility should generate 10 MW of electricity from processing 500…
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A new AD plant at the Ranganathaswamy temple campus in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, has been put into operations, as The Times of India reported. The plant processes 70 kg of food waste and 300 kg of cow…
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According to PV Tech, Indian renewable energy developer ReNew Power has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Uttar Pradesh government for developing 1.2 GW of renewable energy in the state. The MoU will…
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The district administration of Ghaziabad has permitted agencies to set up WtE plants in Galand and Mohammadpur Amad Baghpat in Modi Nagar. This was reported by the Hindustan Times. Private firm Arcadis was awarded the contract…
