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Two WtE facilities are planned in the villages of Kannahalli and Mavallipura within the city region of Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), Karnataka, according to the Deccan Herald. The plants should each treat 160,000 tons of waste…
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The state government of Jharkhand has plans to build a central biomedical waste plant in Lohardaga. It would be serving nearly 200 private institutions such as hospitals or nursing homes from Ranchi and the five…
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The Indian government announced plans to auction 23 coal mines in fiscal year 2018. Out of those 23 coal mines, 4 are reserved for commercial mining. This was reported by the Business Standard. The exact…
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According to The Times of India, New Delhi’s National Green Tribunal has formally overruled a residents’ plea for relocation of the Okhla WtE plant. A fine of around USD 2.5 million was imposed on M/S…
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The Pune Catonment Board (PCB) has determined a contractor for the WtE project in Hadapsar, as reported by The Times of India. The PCB has decided to award a BOT contract to an unnamed Thai…
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The planned WtE facility at the New Delhi railway station is set to go operational in June 2017. This was reported by the Hindustan Times. The capacity will amount to 4,800 tpy and the plant…
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As a reaction of landfill sites filled beyond their capacity, the Central Pollution Control Coard (CPCB) has presented new draft rules aiming to use solid and industrial waste as fuel in the cement industry. According…
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State officials have given their consent for the construction of a INR 75 million WtE project in the town of Jamnagar, Gujarat. This was reported by The Times of India. The facility should process up…
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News updates on the construction of a new WtE plant in Astoli, a part of the city of Noida, Uttar Pradesh, indicate that the construction of the site should be finished by 2018, even though…
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After the waste treatment plant in Bandhwari, Haryana, has been inactive due to a fire in 2013, the plan to build a WtE facility at the site seems to move forward. According to Hindustan Times,…
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As reported in issue 04-2017, the small-scale biogas plant in Domlur has been shut down because Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the administrative body for civic and infrastructural assets of the Greater Bangalore metropolitan area,…
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A WtE project is currently being discussed in the city of Kozhikode, as The Hindu reported. The plans were presented in a detailed project report by Health Inspector Krishna Kumar, envisaging a waste capacity of…
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A small-scale biogas plant in Domlur, eastern Bangalore city, has been shut down. According to operator Ashoka Biogreen Pvt. Ltd., the plant was closed because Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the administrative body for civic…
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The plans for a WtE project in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, are about to be accomplished. The civic bodies Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation, Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority and the New Town Kolkata Development Authority have agreed to cooperate…
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India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT) has held the final hearing in the lawsuit against the Okhla WtE facility. However, it has reserved a final verdict so far, according to The Hindu. Local residents have claimed…
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The lieutenant governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi has asked the Delhi’s municipal corporations to produce new time schedules for their proposed WtE projects. WtE plants developed on behalf of the North Delhi…
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The state of Andhra Pradesh’s chief minister has reportedly met with representatives of German WtE manufacturer Baumgarte, as reported by the New Indian Express. It is not clear whether this was related to any specific…
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The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has voted to construct a new biogas facility in the Najafgarh area in New Delhi. The plant should treat 150 tons of cattle waste and kitchen refuse per day, according…
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In terms of the construction of new WtE plants in the metropolitan area of Delhi, the North and South Delhi Municipal Corporations (NDMC and SDMC) have not yet reached a decision on all the locations.…
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The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has announced to restart operations of the currently defunct 400 tpd Nashik waste treatment facility, which includes RDF production and a composting line. Asreported by The Times of India, a…
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A biomethanation plant is to open soon in Madhya Pradesh. It will mainly convert biodegradable municipal solid waste into biogas, which will then be used to generate electricity for powering street lights at Bittan Market.…
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The Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) standing committee has reportedly approved the funds for the Nagpur WtE project. According to The Times of India, the 11.5 MW facility will be set up by a consortium consisting…
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The Jaipur WtE project was reported to have stalled, as no Power Purchasing Agreement (PPA) for the plant has been finalised so far. According to The Economic Times, plant construction should be handled by Vidyut…
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According to The Times of India, the Brahmapuram WtE project should be built without conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). A Detailed Project Report (DPR) from the Kochi Municipal Corporation (KMC) states that central government…
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Public body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has entered a short-term contract with several unnamed cement factories in the state of Karnataka. As said, the cement producers will treat the RDF that has accumulated at…
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The state government of Andhra Pradesh has proposed to set up a WtE plant in Venkatachalam, a village in the Nellore district. As said, the plant should be developed as a public private partnership (PPP)…
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The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has reached an agreement with project developers Essel Infraprojects and Hitachi Zosen India about the waste gate fees for the proposed Nagpur WtE plant. As said, the plant operator will…
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A citizen group in Bengaluru has submitted a petition over 375 pages, in order to convince the government to shut down the mixed waste processing plant in Kudlu. The plant, which is operated by the…
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The Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) has provided Elephant Energy Ltd, the developer of the Shimla WtE project, with more time to commission the plant, as reported by Tribune India. The original 15 December deadline was…
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After the Delhi Okhla WtE plant was found by India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT) to operate within legal requirements, local residents have now challenged the facility’s planning permission. According to the Indian Express, plant opponents…
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The North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) has proposed to set up a WtE facility in Guwahati, Assam. As said, the firm has already submitted a pre-feasibility report to the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) and…
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According to The Times of India, a new waste treatment facility in Nashik, Maharashtra, will reportedly start operations at the end of December. As said, the facility includes an RDF production unit. Project developer is…
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According to a media report, construction works at the planned Mumbai Deonar WtE plant are scheduled to start in 2017 and projected to last at least 3 years. As was reported by The Indian Express,…
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According to an official of Haryana’s Department for Urban Local Bodies, a tender is currently being held for the reopening of the defunct Bandhwari waste treatment plant near Guragon. as reported by The Times of…
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As was reported by The Times of India, the state government of Odisha has approved Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) 600 tpd WtE project. As said, the facility will treat solid waste and should generate 11…
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Indian energy company Orient Green has achieved a profit after tax (PAT) of RS 829 crore (EUR 114 million, exchange rate as of 8 December 2016) in its second quarter after a 3-year streak of…
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According to a recent statement by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), the Delhi Bawana WtE plant will begin commercial operations by the end of December. Previously, the facility’s commissioning was scheduled for late November.…
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According to the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), its proposed Moshi WtE plant will have a generation capacity of 11 MW and is to entail costs of around INR 2 billion (USD 29.5 million). Moreover,…
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India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ruled in favour of the Delhi Okhla WtE plant, allowing it to continue operations. The respective lawsuit was filed by local residents, who wanted the plant to stop operations…
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According to The Hindu, a fire incident occurred at the Chikkanagamangala waste treatment and RDF facility near Anekal, which is operated by public body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). As said, the fire spread to…
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As stated by Jaipur’s city mayor, the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) has approved funds for the Jaipur WtE plant. However, the state government of Rajasthan still has to approve the project. According to earlier sources,…
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Company Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) has apparently decided to provide funding for RDF plants and other waste management sites in Hyderabad, Telangana. As stated on webindia123, a respective Memorandum of Understanding was recently signed…
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As stated by officials of the Chhattisgarh government, two WtE plants are being proposed to be set up in Chhattisgarh. One of the plants is said to be built in the district of Durg. In…
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According to Bioenergy Insight, the Indian government has set the goal to generate 16,725 MW of renewable energy in the fiscal year 2016/17, which goes from April to March. Biomass is expected to provide 500…
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According to The Times of India, India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT) is set to rule on the issue whether the Okhla WTE facility operates within its legal requirements. The lawsuit was filed by local residents,…
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According to The Tribune, the government of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh (HP) has announced a scheme to encourage RDF production and biogas generation though implementing pilot projects in selected cities. As stated, HP’s…
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The government of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh (HP) has announced a scheme to encourage RDF production and biogas generation though implementing pilot projects in selected cities. As stated by The Tribune, HP’s State…
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According to MailOnlineIndia, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NMCD) is said to officially put the Narela-Bawana plant into operation by the end of November/beginning of December. Once in operation, the plant will treat around 2,500…
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As reported by The Hindustan Times, environmentalist groups are criticising the conversion of the defunct Rajghat coal power plant into a WtE plant. One main point of criticism is the missing waste storage opportunities at…
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced to have started the tender process for its 3,000 tpd Deonar WtE plant. As said, the project should be realised under a DBC (Design, Build and Commissioning) scheme…
