Category: Organics

Biogas plant discussed in Pimpri-Chinchwad

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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Chandigarh biogas projects failed

Chandigarh biogas projects failed

According to The Times of India, three biomethane projects which were proposed for the City of Chandigarh have not yet been realised. Plans for the projects are dating back years. According to a recent news…

Small-scale AD plant inaugurated in Chandigarh

As reported by The Times of India, a new small-scale biogas plant has been commissioned in the City of Chandigarh. The plant was officially inaugurated by Parimal Raithe, advisor to the administration, at Sood Dharamshala,…

4 AD plants proposed for Gurgaon

The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG), Haryana, has initiated plans to process the city’s waste in order to produce electricity. It is envisaged to install 4 AD plants with a combined capacity of up to…

AD plant proposed in New Delhi

The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has proposed an AD facility in the Ghazipur area, New Delhi, the Millenium Post reports. The facility is planned to have a total capacity of 20,000 tpy of manure…

Goa MBT plant officially commissioned

After trial operations of the 100 tpd MBT project in Saligao, Goa, started on 1 April, the facility has now been officially commissioned, The Navhind Times reports. It includes an RDF production line, a biogas…

Orient Green Power publishes financial report for FY 2015/16

Indian wind and biomass power plant operator Orient Green Power Co Ltd has published its financial results for the fiscal year 2015/2016. Total revenues decreased from around EUR 66 million to EUR 52 million during…

KMC to build 2 biogas plants in Kolhapur

The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) will build 2 biogas projects at Kasba Bawda and at Kalamba, Kolhapur. Each plant will process 5 tpd of food waste from hotels, households and restaurants, entailing investments of EUR…

Andhra Pradesh: 10 WtE expected for 2017/18

The country’s Ministry Of Urban Development (MUD) has announced to expect 10 WtE facilities to become operational in the state of Andhra Pradesh during the years 2017 and 2018. The plants should have a combined…

Bank acquired BtE plant due to lacking payment

Indian Overseas Bank has taken over a biomass plant of Global Power Tech Equipments (GPTL), subsidiary of Orient Green Power Company. The bank announced this decision after GPTL was not able to fulfil payment requirements.…

Great potential for small biomass projects in Punjab

The Chief Minister of the Indian state of Punjab has claimed that the potential for small-scale biomass power plants in Punjab is not fully exploited. To overcome the national energy crisis, it is essential to…

Major investments signed at Happening Haryana summit

At the Happening Haryana investment summit, the renewable energy sector has made business commitments worth Rs 80,000 crore in the field of solar, biomass, micro hydroelectricity and Waste-to-Energy projects. The investment proposals are higher than…

Bio-CNG generation plant commissioned in Vadodara

The Milk Producers Union Limited also known as Amul Dairy has installed an automated biogas generation and bottling plant to utilise the energy from its plant’s waste in Vadodara, Gujarat. Before, the dairy farm used…

Saligao MBT and biogas plant to start trial operations

An MBT plant currently under construction in Saligao, Goa, has been announced to start trial operations on 1 April. The facility was said to have a 100 tpd capacity and to include RDF production, a…

USD 1,000 billion investments expected in energy sector

As reported by Enerdata, the Indian Ministry of Power is expecting to attract investments of USD 1,000 billion by 2030 for the national coal and renewable energies sectors. By 2020, USD 1 billion go to…

AD plant planned at Delhi railway station

After the National Green Tribunal suggested to the Northern Railway Station in Delhi to install an AD plant to produce biogas, the Delhi Division has taken the initiative. As reported by India Today, the biogas…

AD plant planned at Delhi railway station

After the National Green Tribunal suggested to the Northern Railway Station in Delhi to install an AD plant to produce biogas, the Delhi Division has taken the initiative. As was reported by India Today, the…

Erode biogas plant inaugurated

Erode Corporation has inaugurated a new biogas plant. According to The Hindu, the facility processes 10 m³ of digestable waste such as vegetable wastes, leaves, food and discarded meat daily and is operated by Pune-based…

State targets 40% RE power share by 2030

India is targeting a renewable energy share of 40 % of the country’s total energy mix by 2030. Currently, renewables account for 13%. According to livemint, various US companies, including the US Export Import Bank,…

BtE facility to be built in Kalahandi District

Indian energy company Starlight Energy Limited has received in-principle approval from Odisha’s State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) for its BtE project at Goud Sariguda in Kalahandi District. The cooperation is planning to construct…

Construction start at Chhatta 2 CHP plant

Construction works have begun at a biomass plant in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The CHP facility Chhatta 2 will have a capacity of 18 MW and is an extension for the already operating 16 MW facility…