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Waste to Energy
Galand WtE facility will not start before July 2024

Galand WtE facility will not start before July 2024

The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) is planning to transfer 44.2 acres of land for a WtE plant in Galand village in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, to Dutch plant developer GC International. The developer urged the GMC…

Biogas
New AD plant installed in Punjab

New AD plant installed in Punjab

In Punjab, a dairy farmer has installed a new AD plant that gets fed with manure originating from his 150 cows, according to a news report. The plant produces biogas that gets delivered to local…

Waste to Energy
5 Waste to Energy plants for Hyderabad

5 Waste to Energy plants for Hyderabad

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), reportedly plans to set up or revamp five Waste-to-Energy plants across Hyderabad. A 14.5 MW plant currently being constructed in Dundigal is to be commissioned by March 2023. The…

Biomass Energy
Shikhar Commodities acquires 8 MW biomass plant

Shikhar Commodities acquires 8 MW biomass plant

The company M/s Shikhar Commodities has acquired an 8 MW biomass power plant located in the federal state of Chhattisgarh from M/s Vandana Vidyut Limited. The source does not provide the plant’s exact location. According…

Biogas
New biogas plant to be built in Halamala

New biogas plant to be built in Halamala

Plans for the construction of a biogas plant in the area of Kishanganj, Bihar state, have been given approval under the Gobar Dhan biogas support scheme. According to the source, the plant was initially planned…

Waste to Energy
New Waste to Energy plant being set up at Deonar landfill

New Waste to Energy plant being set up at Deonar landfill

A WtE plant is currently being set up at the Deonar landfill in Mumbai, Maharashtra. As further reported, the 360 tpd facility is being set up by Waste Management Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Re…

Biogas
New Barsana CBG plant under construction

New Barsana CBG plant under construction

Multinational company Adani Group has started construction of a CBG plant at the Shrimata Ji Gaushala in Barsana, Uttar Pradesh. Once completed, according to the report, the plant should process waste from about 50,000 cattle…

Sorting/MBT
Refurbished RDF production plant in Dadumajra online

Refurbished RDF production plant in Dadumajra online

An upgraded solid waste processing plant has recently been commissioned at Dadumajra in Chandigarh City, Punjab. The plant should process dry waste for conversion into RDF. At the facility built in 2008, as further stated,…

Biogas
Tender expected soon for new Vidisha biogas plant

Tender expected soon for new Vidisha biogas plant

A tender should soon be issued for the construction works of a new biogas plant planned at the Sonthiya landfill in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh. According to the source, the contract to be tendered is worth…

Construction
Plans for new C&D waste plant in Vellalore

Plans for new C&D waste plant in Vellalore

Another C&D waste facility is being planned in Vellalore, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. The location has been chosen by Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC). The facility should cost INR 60 million (EUR 700,000). The Tamil…

Biogas
New large AD plant proposed in Ludhiana

New large AD plant proposed in Ludhiana

The Municipal Corporation of Ludhiana has presented plans to set up a large-scale biogas plant in Ludhiana, Punjab. Plans provide for the plant to process 200 tpd of wet biowaste to produce CNG. If approved…

Biogas
New AD plant in Bachhaipur

New AD plant in Bachhaipur

A new biogas plant should be set up in Bachhaipur, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The project is being developed under the Swachh Bharat Mission scheme. The plant should cost INR 2.5 million (EUR 29,400). Once completed,…

Waste to Energy
New WtE facility proposed for Rajahmundry

New WtE facility proposed for Rajahmundry

A new WtE plant is being proposed in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. This was stated by the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh during a recent review meeting on the Municipal Administration and Urban Development in Amaravati,…

Temp
CII’s Waste to Worth Conference underway

CII’s Waste to Worth Conference underway

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)’s annual Waste to Worth Conference has kicked off today (30 November) at Hotel Lalit in Delhi. Following the announcement of the winner’s of the CII’s 3R Awards, there will…

Waste to Energy
Shimla WtE plant to start electricity production

Shimla WtE plant to start electricity production

The Shimla WtE facility, Himachal Pradesh, has finally started energy production from waste. It has been operational for almost four years now. The plant has been developed by Australian company Elephant Energy in PPP mode…

Biogas
34 new CBG proposals announced in Uttar Pradesh

34 new CBG proposals announced in Uttar Pradesh

The Uttar Pradesh state government has reportedly received 38 proposals expressing interest to invest in bioenergy projects. As further stated, a total of INR 5 billion (EUR 59.06 million) is supposed to be invested into…

Recycling
MCD appoints new operator for Dehradun waste plant

MCD appoints new operator for Dehradun waste plant

The Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) has selected a new operator for its Sheeshambada solid waste management and recycling plant in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The new operator will be an agency from Bhopal. The facility is…

Company news
Gravita India reports on Q2 of current financial year

Gravita India reports on Q2 of current financial year

Recycling company Gravita India Limited has published its figures for Q2 of the financial year 2023, that ended on 30 September 2022. Revenues from operations reached INR 6.83 billion (EUR 83.7 million) an increase of…

Biogas
Six new CBG plants for Barabanki district

Six new CBG plants for Barabanki district

As per the source, a total of six biogas plants are supposed to be set up in the Barabanki district, Uttar Pradesh. Along with stubble, wheat and other crop residues, waste from sugar mills, weeds…

Company news
New cooperation on chemical recycling

New cooperation on chemical recycling

French company Technip Energies and India-based APChemi have agreed to cooperate on chemical recycling. The cooperation intends to commercialise the technologies of both companies. The Pyromax process developed by APChemi helps in producing pyrolysis oil…

Waste to Energy
Sheeshambada RDF project against NGT guidelines

Sheeshambada RDF project against NGT guidelines

The proposed RDF project in Sheeshambada in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, is reportedly inconsistent with the guidelines of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). As further stated in the source, plant developer RE Sustainability (RE), former Ramky Enviro,…

Biogas
Three Bio-CNG plants to be set up in Delhi in 2023

Three Bio-CNG plants to be set up in Delhi in 2023

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has “initiated” work for two digesters for an integrated bio-CNG fuel station in North Delhi’s Narela region in Ghogha. The first raw material should be sent to the plants in…

Biogas
New biogas plant coming to Tirumala

New biogas plant coming to Tirumala

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a biogas plant running on wet waste in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh. This project is said to be…

Plastic
New plastic recycling plant started in Vadodara

New plastic recycling plant started in Vadodara

Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has recently inaugurated a 50 tpd plastic recycling facility in the city of Vadodara, Gujarat. The plant located in Atladra is operated under a Public Private Partnership. As further stated, a…

News
Tehkhand WtE plant inaugurated by Home Minister

Tehkhand WtE plant inaugurated by Home Minister

The large-scale Tehkhand WtE project in South Delhi has been inaugurated by the Union Home Minister on 20 October 2022. The 2,000 tpd facility in the Delhi district of Tughlakabad is supposed to generate up…

Plastic
Joint venture for India’s largest plastic recycling facility

Joint venture for India’s largest plastic recycling facility

Dutch chemical company LyondellBasell and Maharashtra-based plastic scrap recycler and waste collector Shakti Plastic Industries have signed an MoU to form a joint venture for a mechanical recycling plant in India. The MoU provides for…

Biogas
New Lehragaga AD plant inaugurated

New Lehragaga AD plant inaugurated

On 18 October 2022, a new biogas plant was due to become operational in the Bhutal Kalan village of Lehragaga in Sangrur. The facility worth INR 2.2 billion (EUR 27.26 million) is considered as India’s…

Biogas
New bio-CNG plans in Dehradun

New bio-CNG plans in Dehradun

Dehradun Municipal Corporation (DMC) is planning to develop a bio-CNG plant in the city by 2023. The plant should process segregated waste as well as horticulture waste, and produce biogas. According to the report, an…

Waste to Energy
Okhla WtE expansion approved by NGT

Okhla WtE expansion approved by NGT

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has approved the expansion of the Okhla Waste to Energy plant, Delhi, after the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) has refused the proposal in September 2022. Operator Okhla Waste Management Company…

Waste to Energy
Waste to Energy project in Vadodara delayed

Waste to Energy project in Vadodara delayed

The implementation of a Waste to Energy plant in Vadodara Municipality, Gujarat is delayed. As the source indicates, the plant by Abelan Clean Energy Ltd. should have been operational by December 2021. Furthermore, Abelan Clean…

Waste to Energy
New large-scale WtE plant proposed in Narela-Bawana

New large-scale WtE plant proposed in Narela-Bawana

The proposed new WtE facility to be built at Narela-Bawana, Delhi, is currently expected to be completed by August 2025. According to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), the Municipal Corporation Of Delhi (MCD) has…

Biomass Energy
CPCB plans new subsidies for wood pellets

CPCB plans new subsidies for wood pellets

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India has announced plans to subsidise the production of wood pellets. According to the news report, a fund of INR 500 million (EUR 6.23 million) has been set…

Policy & others
Government suggests penalising power plants

Government suggests penalising power plants

The Government of India has suggested that the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) introduce a penalty system for thermal power plants not complying with the current biomass co-firing guidelines. In a recent review meeting…

Waste to Energy
Goa seeks funding from the Centre for Verna WtE project

Goa seeks funding from the Centre for Verna WtE project

The Goa state government is seeking funding from the Government of India for the WtE project by Goa Waste Management Corporation (GMWC). Reportedly, Goa is seeking INR 1.5 billion (EUR 18.82 million) from the Centre…

Waste to Energy
New WtE project could be built in Nashik

New WtE project could be built in Nashik

A new WtE plant could be built in Nashik, Maharashtra, as The Times of India reports. On 23 September 2022, Nashik Municipal Corporation held talks with Mahatma Phule Energy and Infrastructure Technology Ltd (MahaPreit), a…

Policy & others
IBA receives biogas investment commitments

IBA receives biogas investment commitments

The Indian Biogas Association (IBA) has announced to have received investment commitments for biogas plants worth a total of INR 14 billion (EUR 172.41 million) during the event Renewable Energy India Expo 2022. About 60…

Waste to Energy
Second WtE plant in Jawaharnagar nears commissioning

Second WtE plant in Jawaharnagar nears commissioning

The second WtE facility in Jawaharnagar, Telangana, is “almost ready for commissioning”. The project is planned to have a power supply capacity of 28 MWe, as Telangana Today reports. The first WtE plant in Jawaharnagar…

Biogas
Tender released to build new CBG plant in Ludhiana

Tender released to build new CBG plant in Ludhiana

Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) intends to set up a CBG plant at the Haibowal Dairy Complex in Ludhiana, Punjab. As part of the so-called Buddha Nullah Rejuvenation Project, the future plant should be used…

Waste to Energy
GMWC to set up new WtE plant in Verna

GMWC to set up new WtE plant in Verna

According to the Goa Waste Management Corporation (GMWC), plans provide to develop a new WtE plant in Verna, which is a village in Salcete, Goa. The plant should be set up in Verna at an…

Waste to Energy
Bandhwari WtE plant remains under development

Bandhwari WtE plant remains under development

According to a recent report on the WtE project in Bandhwari, Haryana, the facility has not yet been completed. An update from March 2022 stated that the 15 MW plant is scheduled to become operational…

Biogas
Two more CBG plants for Punjab in 2022

Two more CBG plants for Punjab in 2022

According to the Times of India, two additional CGB plants running on paddy straw are expected to start operations by year-end. One facility using 5,000 tonnes of paddy straw is planned to be erected in…

Biomass Energy
Plans for additional biomass projects in Haryana

Plans for additional biomass projects in Haryana

Reportedly, there are currently two biomass power projects based on paddy straw in Kurukshetra and Kaithal, Haryana. The projects are owned by Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA). According to Hindustan Times, the plants both…

Recycling
Dehradun seeks new waste plant operator and waste manager

Dehradun seeks new waste plant operator and waste manager

A tender seeking a new plant operator, replacing Re Sustainability Limited (RE) (formerly known as Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited) was due to open on 13 September 2022. The tender was floated by Municipal Corporation of…

Waste to Energy
Plans for new WtE plant in Srinagar City

Plans for new WtE plant in Srinagar City

There are plans for the development of a WtE plant in Srinagar City, Jammu and Kashmir. Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) already completed “some documentation” for this project. Moreover, a PPA is expected to be completed…

Biogas
Lucknow seeks new CNG plant developer

Lucknow seeks new CNG plant developer

The Lucknow Municipal Corporation, Uttar Pradesh, is looking for a new partner to develop the planned biogas plant in the municipality. It is requesting bids from domestic and international companies for a waste disposal contract…

Biogas
Suzuki and NDDB sign MoU on biogas

Suzuki and NDDB sign MoU on biogas

Automobile company Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) have signed an MoU to jointly develop a biogas demonstration project in India. The partners plan to form a JV to undertake…

Biogas
Plans for biogas plant in Darbhanga

Plans for biogas plant in Darbhanga

A planned biogas plant in Darbhanga, Bihar State, will receive INR 5 million (EUR 62,712) of funding from the Gobar Dhan biogas support scheme. The plant should process locally collected cow dung. A plot of…

Biogas
UP’s Dhuriapur biogas plant to be ready in December

UP’s Dhuriapur biogas plant to be ready in December

A new biogas plant, currently under construction in Dhuriapur, Uttar Pradesh, is expected to be ready in December 2022 and will start operations in March 2023. The plant, being built by IOCL, is expected to…

Construction
Construction waste plant nears completion in Rajarhat

Construction waste plant nears completion in Rajarhat

The development of a construction waste recycling plant in Rajarhat, West Bengal, is nearing completion. As further announced by an official of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), it should start operating in late October 2022.…

Company news
Adani sets up new subsidiary for bio-conversion activities

Adani sets up new subsidiary for bio-conversion activities

Adani Total Gas has established a new subsidiary named Adani TotalEnergies Biomass. Reportedly, the subsidiary will be active in developing, establishing and operating bio-conversion plants, as well as in the production of CBG and further…