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According to Nyoooz, the Municipal Corporation of Bhubaneswar (BMC), Odisha, has invited private parties to discuss setting up a biogas plant. After the discussion, the BMC will issue a request for proposal (RFP) and form…
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Administrative body, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is planning to revive several waste processing plants in order to decentralise waste management, as The Hindu reported. Amongst the plants are 13 small biomethane…
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According to Mercom India, the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has published a draft of terms and conditions for biogas and biomass energy tariffs, which includes specific terms for several types of equity. The tariffs…
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A biogas plant in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, will be upgraded to produce bio-CNG, as the Tech Mag reported. The operator is IOT Infrastructure and Energy Services Ltd., a joint venture between Hamburg-based logistics company Oiltanking…
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A new biogas project has been announced to be built on a 2.5 acre site on the grounds of the Jamsher Dairy Complex in Jalandhar, Punjab, reported The Tribune. Construction of the 1 MW plant…
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After reviewing several options for waste treatment, Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), Maharashtra, has approved plans to develop an AD plant near the village of Daighar, with an annual processing capacity of 600,000 tonnes of waste,…
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In an effort to manage the city’s waste problem, Thiruvananthapuram city corporation is proposing to set up biogas plants at institutions that produce large amounts of waste, like hotels, restaurants and temple organisations, free of…
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Proposals for two biogas plants at dairy colonies in Nangli and Goyla near Delhi, have been approved by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to be constructed under the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model. The plants will…
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Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC) is planning to build a bio-CNG plant in Agra, to solve the issue of the city’s drains getting clogged with cattle dung, as The Times of India reported. Feedstock for the…
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Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has identified eight locations to set up small-scale biomethane plants, capable of processing 2 to 10 tonnes of kitchen waste daily. The produced energy will primarily be used to power street…
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A biogas conference will take place at the Renewable Energy India Expo at the India Expo Centre, Delhi, on 20 September 2018. The programme includes discussions, presentations and networking opportunities. The event is being organised…
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According to The Asian Age, plans to build a plant using wet waste from a flower market in Dadar, Mumbai City, have failed. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) sewage department have not agreed to provide the…
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The Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Radha Mohan Singh, has recently urged Indian farmers to make use of new methods for treating crop residues, including biogas production. According to Devdiscourse, the government will allocate…
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The Agra Municipal Corporation plans to build a biogas plant in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. According to The Times of India, the authority has already identified a site in the Naraich area. Groundworks at the facility,…
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On 29 August, the first phase of the so-called Gobar-Dhan scheme (Galvanising Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan) has started in the village of Nayagaon, Haryana. As reported in May 2018, the federal state of Haryana has…
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In preparation for the Hockey Men’s World Cup 2018, the City of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, is undertaking several works on infrastructure, including waste disposal. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced plans to build a 40,000…
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According to the Deccan Chronicle, private operating company Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd has received a termination notice from the Koyambedu market administration for failing to maintain operation of the biogas plant located at the Koyambedu…
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The integrated vegetable market complex in Madurai will start to convert its vegetable waste into manure and also supply the AD plant at the crematorium in Thathaneri, Tamil Nadu Province, as reported by The Times…
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According to Mercom India, the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved a program for the promotion of waste recovery called “Energy from Urban, Industrial and Agricultural Waste/Residue”. The MNRE will provide…
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Austrian AD plant manufacturer Biogest was contracted to build an agricultural biogas plant in Haryana, Northern India. As reported by Renewable Energy Magazine, the new unit will be developed in cooperation with OliveResolutions GmbH, Astron…
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The government of Rajasthan plans to build biogas plants at more than 2,800 gaushalas (cow shelters) in the state at costs of INR 10 million (EUR 124,000) each, according to the Daily News and Analysis.…
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A small-scale biogas plant that was successfully installed in Katraj, a suburb of Pune, Maharashtra, has been shut down two years ago, reported the Pune Mirror. The site has been used as a scrapyard ever…
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The Manohar Lal Khattar Government, Haryana, plans to set up bio-CNG and biogas units at all gaushalas (cow shelters) in the state of Haryana, according to the Daily Pioneer. Under a so-called Gobardhan scheme, biogas…
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The city corporation of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, has announced plans to restore 10 small-scale currently dysfunctional community biogas plants. The plants are dysfunctional for several reasons, mainly due to a lack of proper operation, e.g. overloading.…
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According to Energy Infra Post, India’s capital Delhi has plans for setting up 10 biomethanation facilities across the city. The plants are expected to generate electricity to be fed into the grid as well as…
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The city of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, currently plans to reopen a bio-methanation plant which was built in 2004 in Singh Nagar, Vijayawada, as reported by Deccan Chronicle. By doing so, the city hopes to generate…
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According to The New Indian Express, a currently shut-down biogas plant in Ajith Singh Nagar, Punjab, will not be revived again. Reportedly, the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation has not received any bids from companies in a…
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The Chief Minister of the federal state of Punjab has recently granted in-principle approval for nine biogas projects to be located across the state, according to Outlook India. The projects would entail a combined investment…
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Outlook India reports, that Verbio India Private Limited has received the approval letter by the Chief Minister of Punjab for its biogas project in the village of Bhutal Kalan, Lehragaga tehsil, Sangrur district. Verbio had…
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The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) is setting up its first biogas plant on two acres of land near the Ghazipur dairy. The proposed facility should have a capacity of 2 MWel by processing 100…
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A new AD plant is being developed by the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani) Goa Campus, as The Times of India reported. The INR 14 million (EUR 175,541) project’s location has…
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The council of Navelim, north Goa, has issued a proposal to set up a biogas plant to solve the local garbage problem, according to Navhind Times. It should run on garbage from eateries and restaurants.…
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There are plans for setting up small-scale AD plants at each of the 25 gaushalas (cow shelters) currently registered in the federal state of Rajasthan, according to The Hindu. The state government’s Gopalan Department will…
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Western Railway (WR) has installed an AD plant at the Mumbai Central railway station, according to the Financial Express. Construction of the plant cost INR 5 million (EUR 63,865) and it has a capacity of…
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The German municipal utility of Schwäbisch Hall is planning to fund a pilot energy and water provider project in Tamil Nadu, southern India. This was reported by Energate Messenger. The municipal utility intends to install,…
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According to The Hindu, the City Corporation of Madurai, Tamil Naud, southern India, is working on plans to set up a small-scale biogas plant at the Thathaneri cremation and burial ground. The plant is estimated…
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Indian biogas company Rika Biofuels plans to invest up to USD 150 million (EUR 127 million) in 10 new bio CNG plants in Punjab, northern India, according to the Economic Times. The company has signed…
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As reported by the Free Press Journal, a small-scale AD plant will be constructed in the city of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. The installation of a biomethane plant is part of the so-called Smart City project.…
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The Yasasu Green AD plant, a joint project of the Pali Hill Residents Association (PHRA), the Brihanamumbais Municipal Corporation and technology provider Yasasu EMS, has started operations in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Located in Pali Hill in…
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According to the Times of India, the AD plant at the Vellalore landfill in Tamil Nadu should be increased. An existing 100 tpd vermicompost plant should also be expanded by another 100 tpd. Additionally, according…
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The federal state of Haryana, according to the state’s chief minister Manohar Lal Khatter, has launched a new scheme for supporting the production of biogas from cattle dung. This was reported by The Times of…
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Two bioenergy projects are being developed in the city of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, as reported by the Hindustan Times. The first plant estimated to be worth INR 300 million (EUR 3.75 million) is processing coconut…
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The government of Punjab, northern India, has approved an INR 710 million (EUR 8.7 million) bio-compressed natural gas project, as reported by the Business Standard. The project will be set up by Verbio India Private…
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Plans provide for building a biogas plant at the Government Medical College, Ernakulam located in Kochi, Kerala. Reportedly, the project will receive support from the Kalamassery municipality, a major industrial region in the city of…
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By late April, the government of India will launch a scheme called GOBARdhan Yojna (Galvanising Organic Bio Agro Resources) at national level. GOBARdhan Yojna aims at increasing cleanliness in Indian villages and producing bioenergy. As…
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In order to address the twin problem of waste disposal and power generation, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) will set up a WtE plant on 50 acres of land at the Tehkhand area in…
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The Municipal Corporation of Jalandhar is planning to install a waste management plant at the Wariana landfill, according to Tribune India. The landfill covers around 14 acres of land and has a daily capacity of…
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Company Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. has recently started building works in the city of Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Reportedly, the plant is to be located in front of the company Mylan in Waluj MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development…
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According to The Times of India, a new biogas plant using biodegradable waste is being planned in the city of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The project worth EUR 3.5 million will be located at R S…
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There are plans for a new biogas plant in the city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. As reported by The Hindu, the Madurai Corporation plans to build the 50 tpd facility in Vellakkal, processing hotel and…
