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The state of Karnataka’s Department for Forests, Environment an Ecology was said to have developed a scheme to set up 10 integrated waste management centres throughout the state. As stated by The Times of India,…
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The state of Karnataka’s Department for Forests, Environment an Ecology was said to have developed a scheme to set up 10 integrated waste management centres throughout the state. As stated by The Times of India,…
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The Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB), the administrative body of a military site in the state of Telanga, was reported to be planning to set up an RDF production facility. However, the proposal was said to…
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According to India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT), a WtE plant is currently being planned to be set up near Bhopal, the capital of India’s Madhya Pradesh state. As announced, the facility would cost around INR…
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According to Global Cem Fuels, India wants to increase the use of scrap plastic in cement kilns. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has proposed a roadmap for implementing the new rules. It also wants…
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A fire incident occurred at the Kannahalli RDF facility, owned by public body Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), as reported by The Hindu. As said, a shredder and baling units as well as an RDF…
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The Ministry for Urban Development (MUD) has told the state of Haryana to restart the operations of the Bandwhari waste treatment plant near Guragon, as reported by The Times of India. The facility, which includes…
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According to media reports, the 8 MW Brahmapuram WtE project has still not taken of. The plant is developed by GJ Eco Power Pvt Ltd on behalf of the Kochi Municipal Corporation (KMC). As said,…
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Indian Institute of Science (IISc) published a paper that shows Bengaluru’s considerable percentage of waste that could be recovered and used as a cheaper source of energy. This was reported by the Bangalore Mirror. According…
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According to state secretary for industries, commerce and renewable energy, Anirudh Tewar, India’s state of Punjab has a biomass energy generation potential of 2 GW, of which yet only 150 MW are developed, and they…
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According to the Jaipur Municipal Corporation, a memorandum of understanding for the proposed WtE plant in Jaipur shall be signed by next month with the unknown partner firm. This was reported by The Times of…
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According to the unnamed project developer, a RDF plant in Shimla, state of Himachal Pradesh, will be operational again by October 15. Commercial operations are apparently scheduled to restart on December 15, as reported by…
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The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) was reported to have identified four possible plant sites for setting up WtE plants. These are located in Burdick and Khandewadi, Adagon, Sawangi and Tisgaon, respectively. As further stated by…
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The Chandigarh RDF facility, previously operated by Jaypee Group (JP), was now taken over by the Mars Group, according to Tribune India. This follows a contract dispute between JP and the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (CMC)…
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German biogas specialist Archea Anlagenbau GmbH has commissioned a biogas facility in Goa. The company constructed the plant together with Dutch dB technologie b.v. within 18 months. According to the source, the facility is being…
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Many planned key projects of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) and the Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (Vuda) are still incomplete even though they are forced by the regional government of Andhra Pradesh. Among these…
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The Electronics City Industrial Township Authority (Elcita) is planning to set up a 50 tpd MBT facility in Electronics City, an industrial hub near Bengaluru. According to the Economic Times, the project costs are estimated…
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After selling 2 biomass power units in India, Indian Orient Green continues to try to sell its biomass units. The initial portfolio of 106 MW of biomass, which is distributed among 12 biomass units in…
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Plans provide for developing 2 biogas projects in the Indian state of Kerala, as The Hindu stated. The High Power Committee (HCP) plans to construct the plants in Sabarimala and Nilackal. Reportedly, Pithavadiyan and Partners…
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The 10th edition of the Renewable Energy India Expo will take place at the India Expo Centre in Greater Noida from 7 to 9 September 2016. The exhibition offers business opportunities within the solar, wind,…
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According to The Times of India, the central government of India has reportedly approved a high-temperature hydrolysis WtE plant to be built in Roorkee, Uttarkhand. It was said that the facility would treat around 550…
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According to The Times of India, the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand has ordered to stop works on a waste management site to be located in Shishambara, near Dehradun. The waste site is planned to include…
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The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (CMC) has decided to explore options for ending its current contract with Jaypee Group (JP), which operates a RDF plant in the city. According to The Tribune, the reason for the…
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As was reported by The New Indian Express, state-owned oil company Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) was said to have signed an agreement with the Kochi Municipal Corporation (KMC) to provide a Viability Gap Fund…
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Orient Green Power Co Ltd, an Indian renewable energy producer, intends to sell its 20 MW biomass plant for INR 810 million (EUR 10.7 million) to Sindicatum Captive Power, a Singapore-based renewable energy company. According…
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According to The Eastern Mirror, the state government of Manipur has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with company IEC-TSL Ingenious Energy LLP on setting up a WtE unit at an existing waste management site…
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According to The Hindu, no progress has been recorded on any of the 3 Bangalore WtE projects already approved by local body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The projects include a proposal by firm Saratem…
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According to The Hindu, the Greater Chennai Municipal Corporation (GCMC) will complete a feasibility study and a detailed project report (DPR) on setting up 2 WtE plants before upcoming municipal elections. The facilities would be…
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According to the Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC), its plans for WtE implementation will be delayed by several months. AMC has chosen consortium Spaak Bresson (SB) to develop a 10 MW facility, but it was said…
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According to The Hindustan Times, the municipal authorities of Noida and Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, have received clearance by the responsible state-level environment impact assessment authority (SEIAA) to set up a new waste disposal site…
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According to The Times of India, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has determined a deadline for the Okhla WtE plant to reduce its pollutants emissions. Specifically, the plant has to reach a particulate matter…
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According to The Times of India, the municipal authorities of Guragon and Faridabad, Haryana, are apparently considering to jointly set up a 10 MW WtE plant. The two municipalities are currently producing around 1,500 tpy…
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The Department of Biotechnology, a part of India’s Ministry of Science and Technology, has issued a Call for Proposals (CfP) for projects generating power from waste material. This does not only include WtE, but also…
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Mahindra Intertrade, subsidiary of Mahindra Group, has entered into a partnership with MSTC, a domestic and international trading company under the administrative control of the Indian Ministry of Steel, to set up the country’s first…
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A construction site has been selected for the Brahmapuram WtE project, which is developed by GJ Nature Care Consortium on behalf of the Kochi Municipal Corporation (KMC), Kerala. As announced by The New Indian Express,…
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India’s Minister for Urban Development has announced a new WtE support plan. According to The Indian Express, the measure was said to aim at increasing energy generation through waste to 411 MW in 2018, up…
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As was reported by The Hindu, the National Technical Expert of India’s Swachh Bharat urban sanitation scheme has called to stop using recyclable and organic waste material in Indian WtE plants. According to the official,…
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According to The Times of India, a committee of Punjab’s legislative assembly has apparently asked the operator of a RDF plant near Ludhiana to increase the capacity of their facility. Specifically, the capacity should jump…
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As reported by The Economic Times, the proposed WtE plant in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, is said to be planned after the model of a German WtE facility in the Stuttgart region, Baden-Württemberg. Coimbatore’s city mayor…
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According to The Economic Times, the state government of Andhra Pradesh has allowed 10 municipal institutions to enter into contracts with private companies, aiming to set up WtE facilities to generate 66 MW. Of the…
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According to The Times of India, the planned Shishambara waste and RDF plant near Dehradun, Uttarakhand, which was planned to be realised under a public private partnership (PPP) scheme, has finally found a developer. As…
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According to The Times of India, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) mayor has assured the inhabitants of Daruthenga that the proposed WtE plant, to be located in Bhuasuni, will not have any negative environmental effects…
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Plans to build a new WtE plant close to the Deonar garbage dump have been approved despite vehement protests. According to The Indian Express, investments for the facility, which should treat up to 3,000 tons…
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Adani Ports and Especial Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZ) has received environmental and coastal regulation zone approvals from a governmental agency to build a ship recycling facility at its port in Mundra, Gijarat. As reported by…
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According to The Asian Age, costs for the proposed WtE plant close to Deonar, Mumbai, have been said to amount to about Rs 1,000 crore. Once built, the facility should produce 25 to 30 MW,…
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The municipal administration of Guntur has apparently approved plans to set up a 15 MW WtE facility in Naidupet near Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. As reported by The New Indian Express, the project is developed by…
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According to The Times of India, the Pune Cantonment Board (PCB), the administrative body of the Pune Cantonment military site in India’s Maharashtra state, is currently evaluating proposals to improve its solid waste disposal system.…
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The Pune Cantonment Board (PCB), the administrative body of the Pune Cantonment military site in India’s state of Maharashtra, is currently evaluating proposals to improve its solid waste disposal system. As stated by The Times…
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A biogas facility could be constructed in city of Pimpri-Chinchwad, Maharashtra. The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has invited bids for collection, transportation, preliminary segregation and shredding of hotel waste. The plant should be built as…
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The government of India’s federal state of Odisha and the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) have agreed to build a proposed WtE plant near the BMC’s Bhuasuni landfill. However, it is not clear whether this means…
