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According to The Economic Times, Finnish companies Vantaa Energy and Ekokem will both showcase projects to India’s power minister in a few weeks. Both firms are active in Finland’s WtE sector, Vantaa Energy being the…
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As announced by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), the local authority has entered contracts with three unidentified companies to set up WtE plants. According to AMC, each of the firms will set up a 1,000…
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A plan to set up a new WtE plant in Bidadi, Karnataka, is said to be in the last stage of being permitted by the state government. If approved, the plant should utilise piped gas…
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In spite of doubts that the proposed Brahmapuram WtE facility is feasible, the Kochi Municipal Corporation still sees the plant as the best solution for the city’s waste management issues, as was reported by The…
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As reported by The Economic Times, India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked Elephant Energy Private Ltd (EEPL) to start operations at its Shimla WtE plant until 15 December. The firm is developing the facility…
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According to the Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC), the solid waste treatment plant in Saligao, Goa, will be fully operational within the next few weeks with close to 100 tons of waste daily. As…
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According to the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC), virtually no progress has been made on the 130,000 tpy Rajkot pyrolysis gasification WtE project. Plant developers are companies Strot Energy and Rochem Separation Systems, which were awarded…
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Delhi’s three municipal corporations have reportedly consented on plans to convert the defunct Rajghat coal-fired power plant into a WtE plant. It was stated by The Indian Express that the converted facility would have a…
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The state government of Haryana has fixed the conditions for the planned Bandwhari WtE project near Guragon. Accordingly, the state power department will purchase the proposed WtE plant’s power for INR 7.05 per unit (9.7…
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The EUR 852,032 West Hill Recycling plant at the Industrial Estate area in Kozhikode, Kerala, was closed in October 2015 and now the civic body starts negotiations to restart the facility. This was reported by…
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To seek funding for its Brahmapuram WtE project, GJ Eco Power Pvt Ltd (GJ) has recently held a meeting with potential investors and banks. As said, the 300 tpd gasification WtE plant would entail costs…
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According to the Brihanmumbai Corporation (BMC), the tender process for the planned Mumbai Deonar WtE plant is to start in the last week of October. As reported by the Indian Express, a feasibility study for…
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The Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB) has halted plans to set up an RDF unit in the Secunderbad Cantonment, a military site in the state of Telangana. According to The Times of India, this is due…
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According to the Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC), its Patna WtE project is planned to be completed within 2 years. Developer is Patna Green Energy Private Limited, a special purpose vehicle formed by the PMC. According…
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Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is planning to build a debris construction recycling facility at the sewage farm in Vidyaranyapura, Bangalore. A yet unnamed company is to recycle debris into usable bricks and interlocking tiles. A…
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According to the Deccan Herald, plans provide for building a new WtE plant in Bhalswa as part of the initiative “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” (Clean India Mission). The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (North MCD) has announced…
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Update on the WtE plant located at the Narela-Bawana landfill site in North West Delhi. According to a recent news report by The Times of India, the project is expected to be put operational in…
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After there has been no progress on the contracts on proposed WtE plants in India, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), a civic body of the Greater Bangalore metropolitan area, now considers to integrate WtE…
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The state of Karnataka’s Department for Forests, Environment an Ecology was said to have developed a scheme to set up 10 integrated waste management centres throughout the state. As stated by The Times of India,…
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The state of Karnataka’s Department for Forests, Environment an Ecology was said to have developed a scheme to set up 10 integrated waste management centres throughout the state. As stated by The Times of India,…
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The Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB), the administrative body of a military site in the state of Telanga, was reported to be planning to set up an RDF production facility. However, the proposal was said to…
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According to India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT), a WtE plant is currently being planned to be set up near Bhopal, the capital of India’s Madhya Pradesh state. As announced, the facility would cost around INR…
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According to Global Cem Fuels, India wants to increase the use of scrap plastic in cement kilns. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has proposed a roadmap for implementing the new rules. It also wants…
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A fire incident occurred at the Kannahalli RDF facility, owned by public body Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), as reported by The Hindu. As said, a shredder and baling units as well as an RDF…
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The Ministry for Urban Development (MUD) has told the state of Haryana to restart the operations of the Bandwhari waste treatment plant near Guragon, as reported by The Times of India. The facility, which includes…
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According to media reports, the 8 MW Brahmapuram WtE project has still not taken of. The plant is developed by GJ Eco Power Pvt Ltd on behalf of the Kochi Municipal Corporation (KMC). As said,…
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Indian Institute of Science (IISc) published a paper that shows Bengaluru’s considerable percentage of waste that could be recovered and used as a cheaper source of energy. This was reported by the Bangalore Mirror. According…
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According to state secretary for industries, commerce and renewable energy, Anirudh Tewar, India’s state of Punjab has a biomass energy generation potential of 2 GW, of which yet only 150 MW are developed, and they…
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According to the Jaipur Municipal Corporation, a memorandum of understanding for the proposed WtE plant in Jaipur shall be signed by next month with the unknown partner firm. This was reported by The Times of…
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According to the unnamed project developer, a RDF plant in Shimla, state of Himachal Pradesh, will be operational again by October 15. Commercial operations are apparently scheduled to restart on December 15, as reported by…
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The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) was reported to have identified four possible plant sites for setting up WtE plants. These are located in Burdick and Khandewadi, Adagon, Sawangi and Tisgaon, respectively. As further stated by…
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The Chandigarh RDF facility, previously operated by Jaypee Group (JP), was now taken over by the Mars Group, according to Tribune India. This follows a contract dispute between JP and the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (CMC)…
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German biogas specialist Archea Anlagenbau GmbH has commissioned a biogas facility in Goa. The company constructed the plant together with Dutch dB technologie b.v. within 18 months. According to the source, the facility is being…
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Many planned key projects of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) and the Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (Vuda) are still incomplete even though they are forced by the regional government of Andhra Pradesh. Among these…
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The Electronics City Industrial Township Authority (Elcita) is planning to set up a 50 tpd MBT facility in Electronics City, an industrial hub near Bengaluru. According to the Economic Times, the project costs are estimated…
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After selling 2 biomass power units in India, Indian Orient Green continues to try to sell its biomass units. The initial portfolio of 106 MW of biomass, which is distributed among 12 biomass units in…
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Plans provide for developing 2 biogas projects in the Indian state of Kerala, as The Hindu stated. The High Power Committee (HCP) plans to construct the plants in Sabarimala and Nilackal. Reportedly, Pithavadiyan and Partners…
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The 10th edition of the Renewable Energy India Expo will take place at the India Expo Centre in Greater Noida from 7 to 9 September 2016. The exhibition offers business opportunities within the solar, wind,…
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According to The Times of India, the central government of India has reportedly approved a high-temperature hydrolysis WtE plant to be built in Roorkee, Uttarkhand. It was said that the facility would treat around 550…
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According to The Times of India, the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand has ordered to stop works on a waste management site to be located in Shishambara, near Dehradun. The waste site is planned to include…
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The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (CMC) has decided to explore options for ending its current contract with Jaypee Group (JP), which operates a RDF plant in the city. According to The Tribune, the reason for the…
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As was reported by The New Indian Express, state-owned oil company Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) was said to have signed an agreement with the Kochi Municipal Corporation (KMC) to provide a Viability Gap Fund…
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Orient Green Power Co Ltd, an Indian renewable energy producer, intends to sell its 20 MW biomass plant for INR 810 million (EUR 10.7 million) to Sindicatum Captive Power, a Singapore-based renewable energy company. According…
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According to The Eastern Mirror, the state government of Manipur has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with company IEC-TSL Ingenious Energy LLP on setting up a WtE unit at an existing waste management site…
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According to The Hindu, no progress has been recorded on any of the 3 Bangalore WtE projects already approved by local body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The projects include a proposal by firm Saratem…
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According to The Hindu, the Greater Chennai Municipal Corporation (GCMC) will complete a feasibility study and a detailed project report (DPR) on setting up 2 WtE plants before upcoming municipal elections. The facilities would be…
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According to the Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC), its plans for WtE implementation will be delayed by several months. AMC has chosen consortium Spaak Bresson (SB) to develop a 10 MW facility, but it was said…
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According to The Hindustan Times, the municipal authorities of Noida and Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, have received clearance by the responsible state-level environment impact assessment authority (SEIAA) to set up a new waste disposal site…
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According to The Times of India, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has determined a deadline for the Okhla WtE plant to reduce its pollutants emissions. Specifically, the plant has to reach a particulate matter…
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According to The Times of India, the municipal authorities of Guragon and Faridabad, Haryana, are apparently considering to jointly set up a 10 MW WtE plant. The two municipalities are currently producing around 1,500 tpy…
