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In terms of the construction of new WtE plants in the metropolitan area of Delhi, the North and South Delhi Municipal Corporations (NDMC and SDMC) have not yet reached a decision on all the locations.…
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The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has announced to restart operations of the currently defunct 400 tpd Nashik waste treatment facility, which includes RDF production and a composting line. Asreported by The Times of India, a…
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A biomethanation plant is to open soon in Madhya Pradesh. It will mainly convert biodegradable municipal solid waste into biogas, which will then be used to generate electricity for powering street lights at Bittan Market.…
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The Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) standing committee has reportedly approved the funds for the Nagpur WtE project. According to The Times of India, the 11.5 MW facility will be set up by a consortium consisting…
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The Jaipur WtE project was reported to have stalled, as no Power Purchasing Agreement (PPA) for the plant has been finalised so far. According to The Economic Times, plant construction should be handled by Vidyut…
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According to The Times of India, the Brahmapuram WtE project should be built without conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). A Detailed Project Report (DPR) from the Kochi Municipal Corporation (KMC) states that central government…
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Public body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has entered a short-term contract with several unnamed cement factories in the state of Karnataka. As said, the cement producers will treat the RDF that has accumulated at…
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The state government of Andhra Pradesh has proposed to set up a WtE plant in Venkatachalam, a village in the Nellore district. As said, the plant should be developed as a public private partnership (PPP)…
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The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has reached an agreement with project developers Essel Infraprojects and Hitachi Zosen India about the waste gate fees for the proposed Nagpur WtE plant. As said, the plant operator will…
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A citizen group in Bengaluru has submitted a petition over 375 pages, in order to convince the government to shut down the mixed waste processing plant in Kudlu. The plant, which is operated by the…
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The Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) has provided Elephant Energy Ltd, the developer of the Shimla WtE project, with more time to commission the plant, as reported by Tribune India. The original 15 December deadline was…
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After the Delhi Okhla WtE plant was found by India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT) to operate within legal requirements, local residents have now challenged the facility’s planning permission. According to the Indian Express, plant opponents…
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The North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) has proposed to set up a WtE facility in Guwahati, Assam. As said, the firm has already submitted a pre-feasibility report to the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) and…
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According to The Times of India, a new waste treatment facility in Nashik, Maharashtra, will reportedly start operations at the end of December. As said, the facility includes an RDF production unit. Project developer is…
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According to a media report, construction works at the planned Mumbai Deonar WtE plant are scheduled to start in 2017 and projected to last at least 3 years. As was reported by The Indian Express,…
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According to an official of Haryana’s Department for Urban Local Bodies, a tender is currently being held for the reopening of the defunct Bandhwari waste treatment plant near Guragon. as reported by The Times of…
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As was reported by The Times of India, the state government of Odisha has approved Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) 600 tpd WtE project. As said, the facility will treat solid waste and should generate 11…
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Indian energy company Orient Green has achieved a profit after tax (PAT) of RS 829 crore (EUR 114 million, exchange rate as of 8 December 2016) in its second quarter after a 3-year streak of…
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According to a recent statement by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), the Delhi Bawana WtE plant will begin commercial operations by the end of December. Previously, the facility’s commissioning was scheduled for late November.…
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According to the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), its proposed Moshi WtE plant will have a generation capacity of 11 MW and is to entail costs of around INR 2 billion (USD 29.5 million). Moreover,…
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India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ruled in favour of the Delhi Okhla WtE plant, allowing it to continue operations. The respective lawsuit was filed by local residents, who wanted the plant to stop operations…
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According to The Hindu, a fire incident occurred at the Chikkanagamangala waste treatment and RDF facility near Anekal, which is operated by public body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). As said, the fire spread to…
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As stated by Jaipur’s city mayor, the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) has approved funds for the Jaipur WtE plant. However, the state government of Rajasthan still has to approve the project. According to earlier sources,…
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Company Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) has apparently decided to provide funding for RDF plants and other waste management sites in Hyderabad, Telangana. As stated on webindia123, a respective Memorandum of Understanding was recently signed…
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As stated by officials of the Chhattisgarh government, two WtE plants are being proposed to be set up in Chhattisgarh. One of the plants is said to be built in the district of Durg. In…
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According to Bioenergy Insight, the Indian government has set the goal to generate 16,725 MW of renewable energy in the fiscal year 2016/17, which goes from April to March. Biomass is expected to provide 500…
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According to The Times of India, India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT) is set to rule on the issue whether the Okhla WTE facility operates within its legal requirements. The lawsuit was filed by local residents,…
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According to The Tribune, the government of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh (HP) has announced a scheme to encourage RDF production and biogas generation though implementing pilot projects in selected cities. As stated, HP’s…
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The government of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh (HP) has announced a scheme to encourage RDF production and biogas generation though implementing pilot projects in selected cities. As stated by The Tribune, HP’s State…
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According to MailOnlineIndia, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NMCD) is said to officially put the Narela-Bawana plant into operation by the end of November/beginning of December. Once in operation, the plant will treat around 2,500…
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As reported by The Hindustan Times, environmentalist groups are criticising the conversion of the defunct Rajghat coal power plant into a WtE plant. One main point of criticism is the missing waste storage opportunities at…
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced to have started the tender process for its 3,000 tpd Deonar WtE plant. As said, the project should be realised under a DBC (Design, Build and Commissioning) scheme…
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According to The Economic Times, Finnish companies Vantaa Energy and Ekokem will both showcase projects to India’s power minister in a few weeks. Both firms are active in Finland’s WtE sector, Vantaa Energy being the…
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As announced by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), the local authority has entered contracts with three unidentified companies to set up WtE plants. According to AMC, each of the firms will set up a 1,000…
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A plan to set up a new WtE plant in Bidadi, Karnataka, is said to be in the last stage of being permitted by the state government. If approved, the plant should utilise piped gas…
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In spite of doubts that the proposed Brahmapuram WtE facility is feasible, the Kochi Municipal Corporation still sees the plant as the best solution for the city’s waste management issues, as was reported by The…
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As reported by The Economic Times, India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Elephant Energy Private Ltd (EEPL) to start operations at its Shimla WtE plant until 15 December. The firm is developing the facility…
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According to the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC), the solid waste treatment plant in Saligao, Goa, will be fully operational within the next few weeks with close to 100 tons of waste daily. As…
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According to the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC), virtually no progress has been made on the 130,000 tpy Rajkot pyrolysis gasification WtE project. Plant developers are companies Strot Energy and Rochem Separation Systems, which were awarded…
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Delhi’s three municipal corporations have reportedly consented on plans to convert the defunct Rajghat coal-fired power plant into a WtE plant. It was stated by The Indian Express that the converted facility would have a…
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The state government of Haryana has fixed the conditions for the planned Bandwhari WtE project near Guragon. Accordingly, the state power department will purchase the proposed WtE plant’s power for INR 7.05 per unit (9.7…
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The EUR 852,032 West Hill Recycling plant at the Industrial Estate area in Kozhikode, Kerala, was closed in October 2015 and now the civic body starts negotiations to restart the facility. This was reported by…
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To seek funding for its Brahmapuram WtE project, GJ Eco Power Pvt Ltd (GJ) has recently held a meeting with potential investors and banks. As said, the 300 tpd gasification WtE plant would entail costs…
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According to the Brihanmumbai Corporation (BMC), the tender process for the planned Mumbai Deonar WtE plant is to start in the last week of October. As reported by the Indian Express, a feasibility study for…
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The Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB) has halted plans to set up an RDF unit in the Secunderbad Cantonment, a military site in the state of Telangana. According to The Times of India, this is due…
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According to the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC), its Patna WtE project is planned to be completed within 2 years. Developer is Patna Green Energy Private Limited, a special purpose vehicle formed by the PMC. According…
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Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is planning to build a debris construction recycling facility at the sewage farm in Vidyaranyapura, Bangalore. A yet unnamed company is to recycle debris into usable bricks and interlocking tiles. A…
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According to the Deccan Herald, plans provide for building a new WtE plant in Bhalswa as part of the initiative “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” (Clean India Mission). The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (North MCD) has announced…
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Update on the WtE plant located at the Narela-Bawana landfill site in North West Delhi. According to a recent news report by The Times of India, the project is expected to be put operational in…
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After there has been no progress on the contracts on proposed WtE plants in India, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), a civic body of the Greater Bangalore metropolitan area, now considers to integrate WtE…
