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The local government of the Indian State of Telangana and the Clean Authority of Tokyo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for future cooperation between the two sides on WtE projects. This was reported…
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A new pilot project at the site of the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru, for the treatment of MSW is planned to be installed, as The Strat Trade Times reported. The airport produces more than…
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As has been confirmed by government officials, there are currently 6 WtE projects planned for the Kashmir region, Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir. This was reported by Kashmir Reader. The locations for the new…
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According to The Times of India, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has received 9 proposals for the implementation of the planned WtE project at the site of the Moshi landfill. Pimpri Chinchwad is located…
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According to United News of India, the construction works for a new WtE project in Baglur village, close to Bengaluru, Indian State of Karnataka, have officially begun. The foundation stone for the project was laid…
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The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), which represents the local government of Ahmedabad, Indian State of Gujarat, has stated that they seek to construct a new WtE facility in Pirana. The new WtE plant should be…
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The Delhi Municipal Cooperation has tightened its law on waste management, according to a report by India Today. Part of the law termed ‘Solid Waste Management (SWM) by-laws of NCT of Delhi’ will impose a…
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In a party conference meeting, delegates have charged the Kochi state government to hasten completion of the Brahmapuram waste-to-energy plant project, as the New Indian Express reported. The 96,000 tpd project was proposed by the…
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The 5th International Indian Metals Recycling Conference of the Metal Recycling Association of India (MRAI) will take place from 17 to 19 January 2018 in Goa. The conference will focus on ferrous and nonferrous metals…
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According to Outlook India, the National Green Tribunal has directed a Noida-based association of homeowners to approach the Uttar Pradesh government and the NOIDA (New Okhla Industrial Development Authority) with its plea on the opposition…
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Indian independent power producer Husk Power Systems announced that it had raised USD 20 million of equity funding from Shell Technology Ventures LLC, Swedish development finance institution Swedfund International, and French utility ENGIE’s impact investment…
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Chief Secretary Punjab, Karan Avtar Singh to effectively resolve the issue at the Ludhiana Refused Drive Fuel (RDF) production plant. This directive aims at ensuring that the…
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Bruhat Bengalaru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has announced that it is planning to float tenders for contractors in managing its 7 WtE plants, currently using only one-third of their total capacity. This was reported by the…
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The New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (Noida) officials have announced that KPMG has been hired as a consultant towards seeking an environmental clearance (EC) for its proposed waste-to-energy plant in Noida, Northern India. According to…
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In the course of Punjab’s government’s goal to cope with paddy straw management the government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Oil Corporation to plan several AD plants. To start the project the government…
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Even though the new RDF facility in Chandigarh, located right between the Indian states of Haryana and Punjab, has officially begun operations, there still seems to be no buyer for the RDF produced there. The…
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Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation’s (KSIDC) will be allocated land to build solid waste and plastic recovery and recycling facilities, as reported by The Hindu. The facilities should be located near the KSIDC centres in…
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The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) has inaugurated a new AD plant, according to The Times of India. The municipal government of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, is planning to supply local streetlights with the food waste processing…
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According to The Times of India, the local administration of Bengaluru, led by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), plans to carry out two new WtE projects in Mysuru and Hubballi-Dharwad. The Mysuru plant should…
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According to Outlook India, The National Green Tribunal has directed a Noida-based association of homeowners to approach the Uttar Pradesh government and the NOIDA (New Okhla Industrial Development Authority) with its plea on the opposition…
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Plans provide for a new biomethane facility to be built at a garbage transfer station in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. According to the source, Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) has decided to build the plant. The investment…
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The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has announced that it has finally determined the electricity tariffs for the power that will be generated at the upcoming Bhandewadi WtE plant in Nagpur, Indian state of Maharashtra.…
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According to The Times of India, a new WtE project is planned for Ahmedabad, Indian state of Gujarat. The project will be developed with the help of an unnamed Dutch company and an Indian entrepreneur.…
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As reported by The Hindu, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Bareilly Nagar Nigam to identify and acquire land for setting up municipal solid waste processing plants. The tribunal also requested the municipality…
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As reported by The Pioneer, the Indian state of Chhattisgarh has announced to have achieved a generation of 228 MW of biomass power. This supports the aim of the Union Ministry of New and Renewable…
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According to The United News of India, the local government of Punjab aims to support biogas projects in Moga by subsidising costs. Therefore, a new AD plant owner in the rural areas should get a…
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According to central government officials, 5 municipal solid waste (MSW) plants are currently being constructed in Raipur and Durg-Bhilai. As reported by The Pioneer, the Swachh Bharat Mission under the Ministry of Housing and Urban…
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The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (CMC) is looking for a new firm to take over the RDF production facility currently operated by the Jaypee Group. Originally, company Mars Group was announced to be Jaypee’s successor, but…
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According to The Greater Kashmir, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided to convert waste into RDF for use in cement plants in order to ensure proper management of wastes. Non-biodegradables, which is estimated to…
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The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has approached Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (HSIIDC) for the management of waste generated in Manesar by its agency, Ecogreen Energy Private Limited. The project terms…
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During the visit of the Chief Minister, Yogi Aditya Nath, to Noida, Uttar Pradesh, a delegation of residents presented their concerns about the proposed Waste-to-Energy plant by the Noida Authority in Sector 123. As reported…
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As reported by The Times of India, the municipal government of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, has announced a new AD plant at the local Nandi Park, a cattle shed for about 450 to 500 bulls and…
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pled company JITF to continue with its door-to-door waste collection and lifting works in the city of Bathinda until 31 January 2018. The company had earlier stated to seize…
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According to the newly elected mayor of Kolhapur, Maharashtra, the plans for a new WtE project in the area are still not off the table. Due to the fact that the local landfill is currently…
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According to The Hindu, the National Green Tribunal is planning to set up a new WtE facility in Vellalore, Tamil Nadu. The new plant should have an intake capacity of around 192,000 tpy of waste.…
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The proposed Kochi Waste-to-Energy plant in Brahmapuram has been criticised by the state-level monitoring committee on the Kerala Conservation of Paddy and Wetland Act. The committee stated that the plant will cause “disastrous ecological consequences”…
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The Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC) has reportedly signed a formal contract with consortium Spaak Bresson Private Limited (SBPL), its partner for the Agra WtE project. As said, the proposed plant will have a treatment capacity…
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According to the South Delhi Municipal Corporation, the WtE project planned for the village of Tekhand will have an envisioned intake capacity of 384,000tpy of waste. When operational, the facility will be able to produce…
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Jindal Infrastructure Limited (JITF) Company plans to set up an 8 MW solid waste treatment plant in Bathinda, Punjab. The company operates an RDF plant, which processes waste from the city along with 18 other…
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As reported earlier, Mahindra MSTC Recycling, a joint venture between steel services company Mahindra Intertrade and state-controlled MSTC Ltd, was planning to open a vehicle recycling plant. According to the joint venture, a collecting and…
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According to The Hindu, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi Chief Secretary and the Lieutenant-Governor to set up a meeting to determine an alternative site for a landfill site and also locate…
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A 20 MW Waste-to-Energy facility in Hyderabad, Telangana, will be receiving 2 semi-automated WtE cranes and 1 electrical overhead travelling (EOT) crane in June 2018. The cranes, which were manufactured by Finland-based company Konecranes, will…
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As reported by The Times of India, Spark Bresson Private Limited has applied to Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) (pollution control) authority for approval of a 10 MWel Waste-to-Energy facility in Agar City. The company wants…
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According to the commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCoGM), Maharashtra, the corporation is currently reviewing the Deonar WtE project due to a lack of bidders for the initial tender. He believes the…
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According to India’s North Corporation, the tender process for the WtE project in Bhalswa, Delhi, has officially been launched. The existing landfill in Bhalswa has been overflowing recently. An inspection of the respective landfill site…
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The government of the state of Himachal Pradesh has decided to establish 6 solid waste management plants through public-private partnership (PPP). The plants, which will cost Rs 50 crore (EUR 6.6 million) each, will be…
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In a visit by the Municipal Commissioner to the Chandigarh garbage processing plant, it was discovered that RDF produced from garbage in the plant is just lying fallow. The visit was aimed to assess the…
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This week, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has been discussing solid waste management and the use of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) as fuel in cement and brick plants of Kashmir. As reported by The Greater Kashmir,…
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As of 31 December 2017, Indian independent renewable energy producer Orient Green Power Company Ltd has disinvested in 8 biomass subsidiaries to Janati Bio Power, subsidiary of Indian holding company SVL, which in turn is…
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Update on an ongoing biogas project on Tajpur Road in Buddha Nallah, Punjab. The plant has not yet been constructed, despite the fact that the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) has already completed the…
