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According to The Times of India, the controversial New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (Noida) WtE project in Sector 123, Uttar Pradesh, has entered the construction phase. Works began by constructing a landfill, which will be…
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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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According to The Times of India, the Hyderabad authorities are expecting to be able to generate 100 MW of electricity through 4 pending WtE projects coming up at Jawaharnagar, Old City, LB Nagar and Bibinagar.…
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The Vengadamangalam WtE plant in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is in the process of terminating operations. Due to the Solid Waste Management Rules of 2016, which call for segregation and the decentralised processing of waste, the…
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Plans proceed for building a WtE plant in Deonar, a suburb of Mumbai, Maharashtra. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will now carry out a geological survey for a landfill, as the Indian Express reported. The company…
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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 Global CemFuel, UltraTech’s cement plant in Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, will double its RDF intake from Tiruchirappalli (also known as Trichy). Changing an agreement from February 2018 to supply 30 tpy of RDF to…
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According to the Deccan Chronicle, preparatory works have now started at the 300 tpd Brahmapuram WtE facility in Kochi, Kerala. Reportedly, the Kerala state government has accelerated the process of granting final clearances for the…
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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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The Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has announced a programme to support biomass CHP plants at sugar mills and other industrial sites. It will provide Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for newly installed boilers…
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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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Indian public utility NTPC has received three bids for its tender for supplying 1,000 tpd of fuel based on agricultural residues, as the Economic Times reported. The three companies offered to supply 250 tpd each,…
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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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Locals of five nearby villages have decided to address the Punjab and Haryana high court in their protest against the under construction WtE plant in Bandhwari, according to The Times of India. Their concerns about…
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According to The Times of India, the announced RDF plant, which should be constructed at the Vellalore landfill, is planned to have a treatment capacity of 600 tpd. Furthermore, Switzerland-based NGO International Council for Local…
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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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Indian company Ecogreen Energy has won the tender for the contract of Haryana’s first Integrated Solid Waste Management Project until 2039. According to The Statesman, the project should include the segregation, transport and conversion of…
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Finnish biorefining company Chempolis, Indian oil refinery Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. (NRL) and Finnish semi-public utility Fortum have formed a joint venture for developing a biorefinery in Assam, as Biomass Magazine reported. The facility will use…
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According to Ecowatch, in 2017, India has for the first time added more energy capacity from renewables than from fossil fuels. With 11,788 MW, the increase of renewable energy was more than twice the growth…
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In 2017, India has for the first time added more energy capacity from renewables than from fossil fuels, as was reported by EcoWatch. With 11,788 MW, the increase of renewable energy was more than twice…
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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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In December 2017, the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation and Bengaluru-based VVD Constructions signed an agreement to build a construction and demolition (C&D) plant in Vijayawada. However, according to the New Indian Express, the construction works, which…
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Due to a high level of objection and a rap from the judiciary, the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) now has to make alternate arrangements for shifting its solid waste management plant from the village…
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The Waste-to-Energy project currently under construction in Kasba Bawda is planned to begin operations by 15 May. According to The Times of India, the project is now in the last phase of completion. It has…
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The general body meeting of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PPMC) has approved the establishment of the proposed Waste-to-Energy plant at the Moshi garbage depot, as The Times of India reported. The Moshi garbage depot will…
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New machinery converting MSW into RDF should end legal and health problems caused by waste dumping in Noida, according to the Hindustan Times. The Noida authority hired an agency using advanced machinery, which makes transportation…
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In a meeting between the Legislative Committee on Environment and Panchayat authorities, the committee emphasised on establishing a comprehensive waste management project for the Erumeli region. According to The Hindu, the Panchayat authorities then hinted…
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According to Clean Technica, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has invested CAD 247 million (EUR 158 million) in ReNew Power Company to support it in the acquisition of a renewable energy firm Ostro Energy.…
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According to The Times of India, state-run Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has announced venturing into funding Waste-to-Energy (WtE) projects. The announcement of PFC showcased after lending Rs 2.9 billion (EUR 36 million) to the Bawana…
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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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Further details have emerged for the tender for the Bhalswa WtE plant, which was floated earlier. The North Delhi Municipal Corporation has announced that the plant is proposed to generate 15 MWel per day. According to…
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According to the Chief Minister of Kerala, the ongoing construction of the Brahmapuram Waste-to-Energy plant will be completed within 18 months. He further mentioned that the government has plans to construct Waste-to-Energy plants in 8…
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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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According to The Times of India, the WtE plant planned at the Moshi landfill will likely enter the construction phase in May 2018. Brazilian firm Lara Enviro and Indian Agency Anthony Enviro Private Ltd. will…
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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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According to Telanga Today, the construction works at a new WtE project in Secunderabad are progressing. The plant is realised at the area of the Secunderabad Railway Station and planned to be operational by September…
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Two years ago, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in Karnataka decided to convert 6 landfills into MBT plants in order to solve the local garbage crisis. These are located in Kannahalli, Seegehalli, Lingadheeranahalli, Subbarayanapalya,…
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The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh is planning to replace the operator of the Dadu Majra WtE plant in Chandigarh. According to Tribune India, the current operator JP Associates has not been able to realise the…
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After a public hearing on 21 March, the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has submitted its report regarding the Bandhwari WtE plant. Apart from the advantages of the plant, the report contains demands, objections…
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After signing a MoU with French company 3WAYSTE to establish a WtE plant in Chikkanagamangala, Karnataka, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) now plans to pick up the technology for similar plants in the city of…
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As reported in issue 11-2018, a construction and demolition (C&D) waste recycling facility, worth a total of about EUR 1.1 million, was planned to be built in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The city intended to terminate…
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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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The Tamil Nadu authorities plan to spend more on solid waste management, as The Times of India indicates. The Vellalore landfill will profit from several investments to acquire modern technology such as unmanned vehicles to…
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The Indian state of Haryana has revealed its goal to achieve 150 MW of biomass-based energy by 2022, as stated in the Haryana Bioenergy Policy 2018. The local government wants to support the production of…
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The New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (Noida), Uttar Pradesh, is likely to open a tender for 4 projects including the planned WtE plant in Sector 123. According to Nyoooz, the authorities plan to enter the…
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According to The Indian Express, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI) have plans to build C&D waste recycling facilities. As a first step, both partners have identified 10…
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The Hans India reports indicate that the mayor of the Indian city of Nellore plans to develop a WtE plant in the village of Sarvepalli in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The step comes after the district…
