Category: Waste to Energy

Bhubaneswar WtE project faces hurdles with waste segregation

After facing an undue delay already, Bhuasuni’s Municipal Solid Waste facility has to deal with another problem, the New Indian Express reports.. The plant should treat biodegradable, combustible and recyclable content of the solid waste.…

False claims about RDF unit at Okhla WtE plant

As stated by a lawyer representing local residents, the operator of the Okhla WtE plant in New Delhi has allegedly made false claims about the existence of RDF and biogas units at its site, The…

Spark likely to develop Agra WtE project

As revealed by the Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC), company Spark has been selected to deliver AMC’s planned WtE project, the Times of India reports. Even though no exact capacity figure was given, the AMC said…

First funds released for Nagpur WtE project

The WtE project at the Bhandewadi dumping yard in Nagpur, Maharashtra, has been granted support of Rs 96 crore (about EUR 12.8 million) by the central and the state’s government. Rs 70 crore will be…

Jabalpur WtE plant commissioned

Project developer Essel Infraprojects has announced to have successfully commissioned a 11.5 MW WtE plant in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. According to earlier sources, the plant will be operated by a PPP consisting of Essel and…

Bawana WtE plant to be operational in June

According to project developer Ramky Group, the Narela Bawana WtE plant in North West Delhi might start operations in June, The Hindu reports. Ramky is developing the plant on behalf of the North Delhi Municipal…

Feed-in tariff fixed for Kolhapur WtE project

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has determined a feed-in tariff for the planned Kolhapur WtE plant. The project is being developed by Kolhapur Green Energy Private Limited (KGEPL), a special purpose vehicle formed by…

Okhla WtE plant to receive pollution clearance

After the AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) government had originally agreed to shut down or relocate the Okhla WtE plant in New Delhi because it reportedly does not adhere to emission standards, the Delhi Pollution Control…

Punjab’s government to suspend WtE plans

The government of the state of Punjab has dropped its plans to set up a 13 MW WtE facility in the village of Jamsher. The plant was supposed to serve the 27 Urban Local Bodies…

Tender for Deonar WtE project due in June

As a Detailed Project Report (DPR) is currently being prepared, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is looking to hold a tender in June to find an operator for its planned Deonar WtE facility. BMC previously…

Bawana WtE project stalled due to revenue sharing conflict

The Bawana WtE project has apparently stalled because of a dispute between the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) and project developer Ramky Group on revenue sharing. The Bawana WtE plant is planned to have a…

Construction of Kolhapur WtE plant to start soon

The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has announced to start construction works at its WtE project by the end of this May. KMC already awarded a construction and operations contract to company Rochem Separations Limited more…

WtE plant discussed in Shimla

According to the city’s deputy mayor, a WtE plant is currently being discussed in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The proposed facility would have a generation capacity of 2 MW and treat 80 tpd of waste, which…

Ghazipur WtE plant still in trial operations

The Ghazipur WtE plant is still in trail operations. As stated, the facility was already completed several months ago, but the government has not yet granted an approval for operations. The plant is said to…

WtE plant proposed in Ongole

A WtE project is currently being proposed in the city of Ongole, Andhra Pradesh. According to a project report by Delhi-based company IPE Global Private Limited, the plant would have a treatment capacity of 200…

No progress at Bhubaneswar WtE project

Construction of the WtE plant planned in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, has still not begun. Apparently, the main reasons for the delay are conflicts about the feed-in tariff for the electricity to be produced. However, older sources…

WtE plans in Agra

The Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC) has apparently tendered a WtE project as a part of its new waste management plan. The tender was said to be won by an unnamed multinational company, whose facility in…

WtE development in Vasai-Virar

A WtE project is apparently underway in Vasai-Virar, Maharashtra. In a media report, the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) was said to be executing the last steps of putting online a Waste-to-Energy plant. However, the…

NGT approves Surat’s WtE plans

India’s National Green Tribunal has approved plans by the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) to set up a WtE plant. Even as earlier sources report on possible project delays of up to two years due to…

NMC to receive state funding for WtE project

The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) will receive funds of INR 3.08 billion (USD 46.1 million) by the Maharshtra state government to finance its waste management plan, which includes WtE implementation. This comes after India’s National…

Additional information on Srinagar WtE project

According to media reports, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has already finalised on a bidder for its WtE project: consortium Spaak Bresson Private Limited (SBPL). SBPL consists of Czech company Bresson Energy, Dubai-based MGT Group…

Srinagar WtE project delayed because of PPA

The current delays of the Srinangar WtE project are apparently due to differences on a Power Purchasing Agreement (PPA) between the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) and the Power Development Department (PDD) of the state of…

WtE plans in Ranchi

A recently released Detailed Project Report (DPR) on waste management by the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) also includes a scheme for WtE implementation. According to the plans, a 11.5 MW plant is proposed to be…

Navi Mumbai WtE plans receive approval

WtE plans proposed by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) have been approved by the civic body’s General Body. The planned facility would be located near NMMC’s Turbhe landfill and have a generation capacity of…

Schedule mentioned for construction of Brahmapuram WtE project

In its budget for 2016-2017, the Kochi Municipal Corporation (KMC) has affirmed its commitment to the Brahmapuram WtE project. Construction was announced to start within the next 6 months, with the plant scheduled to be…

NDMC to purchase power from gasification WtE plant

As reported by The Times of India, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has ordered the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to purchase electricity produced by a WtE gasification plant operated by company Elephant Energy…

Navi Mumbai allocates budget to WtE project

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), Maharashtra, has set aside INR 1.8 billion (USD 26.2 million) in its 2016/2017 budget for the implementation of a planned WtE project. The project should be located near a…

Rajkot WtE plant to be commissioned by late 2016

According to officials of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC), the WtE plant currently being developed in Nakrawadi could be operational by the end of 2016. As reported by The Times of India, the project is…

BMC seeks feasibility study for Deonar project

According to DNA India, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) currently plans to appoint Tata Consulting Engineers Limited for carrying out a feasibility study for the WtE project at the landfill site in Deonar, a suburb…

Update on Guntur WtE project

According to The Hindu, the WtE project close to the Naidupeta Mandal landfill, Andhra Pradesh, is making progress. On 6 February, an MoU was signed between JITF Urban Infrastructure Ltd and 9 urban local bodies,…

Update on Naidupeta WtE project

As reported by The Hindu, new information is available on the Naidupeta WtE project proposed by the Guntur Municipal Corporation, Andhra Pradesh. The facility is planned to have a treatment capacity of 1,200 tpy, generating…

GVMC to sign WtE agreement

The Greater Visakhaptanam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is said to sign a concessionaire agreement regarding the development of a WtE plant with company Jindal Infrastructure Transportation Fabrication (JITF). This is contrary to earlier sources, which said…

WtE MoU signed in Andhra Pradesh

At the recent CII Partnership Summit, held in Visakhapatnam, the state government of Andhra Pradesh has apparently signed a Memorandum Of Understanding with an unnamed private company to set up a WtE plant. As reported…

Waste incineration project in Patna delayed

The 700 tpd WtE project in Patna, Bihar, will be delayed. In 2014, the Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation (BUIDCO) awarded the contract for the project to company Sunil Hitech Engineers Ltd (SHE). However, it…

New Delhi and HTF agree on MoU for new WtE site

According to The Hindu, the state government of New Delhi and HTF Urban Infrastructure of New Delhi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for building a WtE plant. The source does not specify the…

Kochi Council approves Brahmapuram WtE project

According to The New Indian Express, the Brahmapuram WtE project has now also been approved by the Kochi Municipal Corporation. Furthermore, public sector undertaking KITCO was said to conduct an additional feasibility study. In December…

New information on WtE plans in Indore

According to new reports by Waste Management World, the planned WtE plant in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, should reach treatment and generation capacities of 1,000 tpy and 11.5 MW respectively. Earlier sources had announced a planned…

Plans for power plant conversion in New Delhi

According to The Times of India, New Delhi’s government is currently exploring the possibility to turn the currently defunct 130 MW coal-fired Rajghat power plant into a WtE facility. Delhi’s Power Secretary announced that the…

Contract awarded for Brahmapuram WtE project

The state cabinet of Kerala has awarded the contract for the 330 tpd Brahmapuram WtE project to company GL Nature Care Consortium, as reported by The Times of India. The facility, which will be developed…

EIL commissions Vengadamangalam WtE plant

Essel Infraprojects Limited (EIL), subsidiary of conglomerate Essel Group, has officially opened its WtE plant in Vengadamangalam, Tamil Nadu. This was reported by Business Standard. The 2.9 MWel facility was developed under a design-build-operate-transfer (DBOT)…

WtE plant planned for Pimpri Chinchwad

The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has proposed to set up a WtE plant in order to tackle the city’s waste management problems. This was reported by The Times of India. The facility should be…

NGT orders inspection of delayed WtE plants

India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered inspections of the delayed WtE plants in Ghazipur and Bawana, in order to prevent further delays of the commissioning process. The WtE facilities in Rajghat and Badarpur will…

Plans for WtE plant in Navi Mumbai

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), Maharashtra, plans to develop a WtE plant in the suburb of Turbhe, as reported by The Hindu. The PPP project may be carried out under the Swachh Bharat Mission,…

Tender for pyrolysis WtE plant in Alevoor

The Udupi City Municipal Council has released an invitation to tender for the preparation of a detailed project report for setting up a WtE plant at the Solid Waste Management Plant in Alevoor, a village…

Daighar WtE project close to approval

As reported by The Times of India, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) will decide on a proposed 600 tpd WtE plant processing municipal waste to be located in Daighar, Maharashtra. The decision will be made…

WtE plant proposed for Indore municipality

Canadian company Auto Thermic Gasification Solution Ltd. has proposed to set up a WtE facility on a private-public partnership basis at the Devguradia trenching ground in the city of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. According to company…

Finnish company to sign MoU for WtE plant in Vadodara

Several companies from Finland are planning to set up animal waste management, solid waste management and sewage treatment plants in Vadodara, Gujarat. A group of delegates from Finland are going to sign a MoU with…

Jawaharnagar incinerator plans dismissed

According to The Times of India, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has announced that plans for a 48 MW WtE plant in Jawaharnagar, Andhra Pradesh, were dismissed. In 2013, GHMC had said construction on…

Brahmapuram WtE plans approved

The council of the urban area of Kochi, Kerala, has voted in favour of the planned 300 tpd WtE plant in Brahmapuram, despite major criticism from the opposition. According to earlier information, it is not…

German company to build Howrah WtE plant

German Waste-to-Energy company Intec Micro Powder AG is currently planning a WtE plant in the district of Howrah, West Bengal. The district, which produces 500 tons of waste per day, will provide the land for…