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Pyaranagar RDF plant to be constructed soon

Pyaranagar RDF plant to be constructed soon

The proposed RDF plant in Pyaranagar, Telangana, is scheduled to be constructed and completed later in 2024. Commissioning is expected for December 2024. However, according to the source, the project has not yet been contracted…

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Chennai tenders Kodungaiyur Waste to Energy project

Chennai tenders Kodungaiyur Waste to Energy project

The Greater Chennai Corporation has reportedly launched the tender for its WtE project in Kodungaiyur, Chennai. The future plant should process 2,100 tonnes (tpd as ecoprog understands) and generate 21 MW. In March 2024, it…

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Test runs at Bidadi WtE plant to start soon

Test runs at Bidadi WtE plant to start soon

According to recent sources, the WtE plant in Bidadi, Karnataka, has been completed through a collaboration between the Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd (KPCL) and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). According to the source, the…

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Contract awarded for Ahmedabad WtE plant

Contract awarded for Ahmedabad WtE plant

Steamhouse India Limited has been awarded the contract for the design, engineering, construction, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of a WtE plant in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The plant is to process 300 tpd of MSW and should…

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MSW plant set up by Abu Road Brahma Kumaris Institute

MSW plant set up by Abu Road Brahma Kumaris Institute

The Abu Road Brahma Kumaris Institute has established an MSW processing Waste to Energy plant. Several campuses of the institute, including, amongst others, Shantivan, Anand Sarovar, and Manmohinivan, are used to gather the MSW. The…

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Update on GCC’s Waste to Energy project

Update on GCC’s Waste to Energy project

The Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) project to construct a WtE plant in Kodungaiyur, Chennai, under a PPP model is expected to be commissioned in 2 years. According to earlier sources, the plant is to process…

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Bidadi WtE plant not yet operational

Bidadi WtE plant not yet operational

According to a new source, Karnataka Power Corporation Limited’s (KPCL) WtE facility in Bidadi, Karnataka, is not yet operational. According to September 2023 information, the plant was scheduled to start operations within the 2 to…

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Deonar WtE project now scheduled for 2026

Deonar WtE project now scheduled for 2026

According to a new report, 10% of the Deonar WtE project that is currently under development in Mumbai, Maharashtra, have been completed, and a deadline for making the plant operational is targeted for 2026. This…

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RDF plant in Shimla to increase power generation

RDF plant in Shimla to increase power generation

The Municipal Corporation Commissioner of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, has announced that the expansion of the city’s WtE plant was approved. The INR 120 million (EUR 1.3 million) project aims to make the plant self-sufficient in…

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Bengaluru cancels four out of five WtE projects

Bengaluru cancels four out of five WtE projects

The state government of Bengaluru has reportedly decided to terminate four out of five WtE projects in Bengaluru. As further stated in the given source, the reason behind this decision is non-compliance with deadlines. The…

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Ludhiana proposes waste complex including WtE

Ludhiana proposes waste complex including WtE

The Municipal Corporation of Ludhiana, Punjab, has issued a new WtE proposal to the Municipal Infrastructure Development Company (PMIDC). The proposal reportedly provides for a waste complex including garbage processing, bioremediation of legacy waste, as…

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Update on Langadiyawas WtE project and new MRF plans

Update on Langadiyawas WtE project and new MRF plans

The WtE plans in Langadiyawas, Jaipur District, Rajasthan, are moving ahead. The proposal was first announced by the City of Jaipur back in 2018. As stated in the source at hand, a 15-hectare plot of…

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New Pahadiya Waste to Energy plant officially inaugurated

New Pahadiya Waste to Energy plant officially inaugurated

The new WtE plant in Pahadiya, a village in Rewa District, Madhya Pradesh, has been officially inaugurated. According to the current news report, the 6 MW plant’s processing capacity is 350 tpd, whereas a source…

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New WtE plant inaugurated in Rewa

New WtE plant inaugurated in Rewa

On 16 February 2024, a new WtE plant was inaugurated in the city of Rewa, Uttar Pradesh. The 6 MWe, 350 tpd facility was built under the Regional Integrated Solid Waste Management Scheme in Pahadiya.…

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3 bids submitted for Dadumajra MSW plant project

3 bids submitted for Dadumajra MSW plant project

The MSW treatment plant project at the Dadumajra (or Dadu Majra) landfill in Chandigarh has attracted 3 bidders: Delhi MSW Solutions Limited, Enviro Control Private Limited, and Hindustan SFC Joint Venture. The bids were received…

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Deonar WtE plant now expected for 2025

Deonar WtE plant now expected for 2025

The Deonar WtE project in Mumbai, Maharashtra, is now set to be commissioned in October 2025. The plant is to be constructed at the Deonar dumping ground, which is to close once the WtE plant…

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New tender for Dadumajra MSW plant project

New tender for Dadumajra MSW plant project

The City of Chandigarh has issued a new short-term tender for the MSW treatment plant at the Dadumajra (or Dadu Majra) landfill. This is reportedly due to the failure of three companies to qualify for…

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WtE plant to be inaugurated in Pahadiya

WtE plant to be inaugurated in Pahadiya

Construction of the WtE plant in Pahadiya, a village in Rewa District, Madhya Pradesh, has reportedly been completed and inauguration is currently scheduled for 14 February 2024. According to the source, the plant has a…

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Contracts cancelled for Njeliyanparamba WtE plant

Contracts cancelled for Njeliyanparamba WtE plant

The Kozhikode Corporation has decided to cancel two contracts related to the stalled WtE project in Njeliyanparamba in Kozhikode district, Kerala. They include the biomining contract with Zonta Infratech as well as the contract for…

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No progress on Galand WtE project

No progress on Galand WtE project

According to a recent source, the WtE project in Galand village in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, has not progressed so far. According to information from May 2023, at that time, a boundary was to be erected…

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New details on Dadumajra MSW project

New details on Dadumajra MSW project

The project to set up an MSW treatment plant at the Dadumajra (or Dadu Majra) landfill is still in the RfP process, according to a recent report. The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) published an RfP…

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New plasma gasifier discussed in Margao

New plasma gasifier discussed in Margao

The Margao Municipality, Goa, is reportedly considering setting up a plasma gasification plant at the Sonsodo landfill for regional waste management. According to the Municipality, there will now be studies conducted as to whether the…

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Update on Narela-Bawana WtE project

Update on Narela-Bawana WtE project

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is moving forward with its WtE project in Narela-Bawana. To implement the project, the MCD has concluded an agreement with the Power Grid Corporation of India concerning the relocation…

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Moshi WtE plant started commercial production

Moshi WtE plant started commercial production

India-based Antony Waste Handling Cell Ltd has started commercial power sale from the Moshi WtE plant in Pune, Maharashtra, which was opened in August 2023. This is according to a recent news report. The plant…

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Bengaluru plans to relocate all waste processing plants

Bengaluru plans to relocate all waste processing plants

The Government of Bengaluru, Karnataka, has announced plans to relocate all waste processing plants to uninhabited areas outside the city. According to the announcement, the plan is to set up so-called “Integrated Solid Waste Management…

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Natural gas plant may replace Njeliyanparamba WtE project

Natural gas plant may replace Njeliyanparamba WtE project

As per a new source, the WtE project at Njeliyanparamba in Kozhikode district, Kerala, may be replaced by a natural gas plant. The natural gas facility may be implemented as a pilot project. Reportedly, GAIL…

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Bidadi WtE plant to open soon

Bidadi WtE plant to open soon

The proposed WtE plant in Bidadi, Karnataka, is expected to be operational within the next 2 to 3 months. This is according to a recent statement made by India’s Minister of Power. The 11.5 MW…

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Chennai approves WtE project under PPP

Chennai approves WtE project under PPP

The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), Tamil Nadu, has approved a project to build a WtE plant under a PPP model. The plant is to process wet waste and RDF generated in processing plants in Kodungaiyur…

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JBIC to provide loan for Bidadi Waste to Enery plant

JBIC to provide loan for Bidadi Waste to Enery plant

State-owned company Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has signed an agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) on a JPY 1.85 billion (EUR 11.6 million) loan. The loan is to be used to finance…

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New white paper on India’s Waste to Energy potential

New white paper on India’s Waste to Energy potential

As stated in a recent white paper, India can use its current waste volumes to produce 65 GW of electricity per year – and this can grow to 165 GW by 2030 and 436 GW…

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New Bandhwari WtE plant to start in December 2024

New Bandhwari WtE plant to start in December 2024

According to the source, the WtE plant by EcoGreen Energy in Bandhwari, Gurugram, is facing further delays. The plant is now expected to be operational by December 2024. Construction at the plant begun in December…

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Bidadi WtE plant to be operational in October

Bidadi WtE plant to be operational in October

The WtE plant in Bidadi, Karnataka, is now scheduled to start operations in October 2023. According to the source, civil works have been completed and the equipment is currently being assembled. The 11.5 MW plant…

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New Waste to Energy facility to be inaugurated in Pune

New Waste to Energy facility to be inaugurated in Pune

Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) can now purchase electricity through open access from a Waste to Energy in Pune by Antony Lara Renewable Energy (ALREPL), without paying surcharges. The permit has been granted by the…

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Dundigal’s new Waste to Energy plant about to open

Dundigal’s new Waste to Energy plant about to open

A 14.5 MW RDF incineration plant is about to open soon in Dundigal, Telangana. The facility has been set up at the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation’s treatment, storage and disposal facility. As SWI understands,…

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Update on new Kodungaiyur waste processing project

Update on new Kodungaiyur waste processing project

A new source provides more detailed information on the waste processing plants at the Kodungaiyur dump yard, planned by the Greater Chennai Corporation, according to The Hindu. The site is to include an MRF to…

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New RDF plants in Hyderabad to be ready by December 2024

New RDF plants in Hyderabad to be ready by December 2024

According to a new source, the five new RDF plants planned by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Telangana, are all to be operational by the end of 2024. Currently, there is only one plant…

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Update on new Amritsar WtE project

Update on new Amritsar WtE project

The WtE project at the Bhagtanwala landfill in Amritsar, Punjab, is reportedly threatened by a property dispute and the omission of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to issue a non-objection certificate (NOC) to…

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Njeliyanparamba WtE project: biomining still not completed

Njeliyanparamba WtE project: biomining still not completed

On 30 April 2023, the grace period of 30 days for the completion of biomining and capping activities at the Njeliyanparamba WtE project in Kozhikode, Kerala, has reportedly ended. The deadline was issued by Kozhikode…

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Noida and Greater Noida to have a WtE plant

Noida and Greater Noida to have a WtE plant

The Noida and Greater Noida authorities in India have signed separate agreements with the National Thermal Power Corporation and Indo Environ Integrated Solutions to set up a mega waste-to-energy plant on 30 acres of land…

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Jawaharnagar WtE facility to be expanded

Jawaharnagar WtE facility to be expanded

The Hyderabad State Minister for Municipal Administration & Urban Development has announced plans for an expansion of the Waste to Energy plant in Jawaharnagar, Hyderabad. The plant’s capacity is reportedly expected to increase from currently…

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New solid waste to hydrogen project in Pune

New solid waste to hydrogen project in Pune

Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has planned to set up a hydrogen extraction plant for solid waste. The facility to be set up in Hadapsar Industrial Area is expected to produce 10 tpd of hydrogen from…

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Progress on Deonar WtE project

Progress on Deonar WtE project

The state cabinet has approved the modification of reservation on the land at Deonar dumping ground, clearing the way for a proposed waste-to-energy project. Last year in March, the urban development department issued a notification…

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CAG flags delay in Deonar WtE project due to procedural issues

CAG flags delay in Deonar WtE project due to procedural issues

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has criticized the poor monitoring and delays in obtaining clearances for a waste-to-energy plant project at the Deonar landfill in Mumbai. Only 10% of the work on the project…

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Update on Daighar Waste to Energy project

Update on Daighar Waste to Energy project

The Waste to Energy project in Daighar, Thane City, Maharashtra, is expected to begin its first phase of operations in two to three months. The second phase is also expected to start in the coming…

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MCD prepares for fifth WTE plant

MCD prepares for fifth WTE plant

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has completed the tendering process for a new waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in Bawana, with a capacity to process 3,000 tonnes of waste per day. This will be the fifth…

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Chandigarh accepted recommendations for MSW plant

Chandigarh accepted recommendations for MSW plant

The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh has accepted recommendations to convert dry waste into RDF and wet waste into biomethane and compressed natural gas at its proposed 600 tpd integrated waste management facility. Tender to be…

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Meeting to be held on Brahmapuram WtE project

Meeting to be held on Brahmapuram WtE project

The WtE project in Brahmapuram, Ernakulam district, Kerala, is still under discussion. According to the source, the Kochi Corporation has announced that an all-party meeting on this long-standing project will be held soon. According to…

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Delhi submits status report on WtE and waste management to the NGT

Delhi submits status report on WtE and waste management to the NGT

Delhi government has recently submitted a status report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT). As per the report, Delhi generated 11,332 tpd of MSW on an average. As further stated, there are currently four WtE…

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MNRE: 90 WTE projects underway

MNRE: 90 WTE projects underway

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing 90 projects under its Waste to Energy program. Union Minister of Power Mr. R K Singh informed the Lok Sabha that these projects include 7 biogas…

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Narela-Bawana Waste to Energy plant to increase capacity

Narela-Bawana Waste to Energy plant to increase capacity

Public consultations have been launched for the planned capacity increase at the Narela-Bawana WtE plant in Delhi. Plans provide to increase the plant’s capacity from 24 MW to 60 MW. At 24 MW, the plant…