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New RDF production line started in Yerraguntla

New RDF production line started in Yerraguntla

Zuari Cement, a subsidiary of Germany-based multinational cement producer Heidelberg Materials, has commissioned a new RDF production line at its cement plant in Yerraguntla, Andhra Pradesh. According to the report, the line will process 20…

Waste to Energy
New WtE facility proposed for Rajahmundry

New WtE facility proposed for Rajahmundry

A new WtE plant is being proposed in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. This was stated by the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh during a recent review meeting on the Municipal Administration and Urban Development in Amaravati,…

Biogas
New biogas plant coming to Tirumala

New biogas plant coming to Tirumala

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a biogas plant running on wet waste in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh. This project is said to be…

Biogas
New CBG plant to be set up in Tirumala

New CBG plant to be set up in Tirumala

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) Limited is partnering with Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD on a compressed biogas (CBG) plant in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh. The plant should be running on biodegradable solid (wet) waste. An MoU is…

Company news
World Bank debars Ramky for fraudulent practice

World Bank debars Ramky for fraudulent practice

The World Bank Group today has announced the 20-month debarment of Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited (REEL) in connection with a fraudulent practice as part of the Capacity Building for Industrial Pollution Management Project in India.  The debarment makes REEL and its Managing Director, Mr. M. Goutham Reddy, ineligible to participate in projects and operations…

Waste to Energy
WtE plant in Guntur is now ready for operations

WtE plant in Guntur is now ready for operations

The WtE plant in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, is now ready for operations, according to The New Indian Express. This was announced by officials reporting to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister during the recently held Clean…

Waste to Energy
Vizag’s new WtE plant inaugurated

Vizag’s new WtE plant inaugurated

Visakhapatnam’s new Waste-to-Energy Processing Plant was formally inaugurated by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on October 23. Trial runs of the plant began earlier this month, on October 2, 2021. Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal…

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Andhra steps up efforts for CLAP initiative

Andhra steps up efforts for CLAP initiative

The Andhra Pradesh Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) department has asked its all civic body chiefs to submit proposals for establishing garbage transfer stations in all the urban local bodies (ULBs). This is a…

Waste to Energy
Authorities pull up Jindal group over delay in Guntur WtE project

Authorities pull up Jindal group over delay in Guntur WtE project

Andhra Pradesh’s newly appointed Municipal Administration and Urban Development principal secretary Y Srilakshmi has directed the Guntur administration to ensure the completion of the Jindal waste-to-energy plant at the earliest, reports The Times of India.…

Policy & others
Andhra govt sanctions Rs 360 crore to ULBs

Andhra govt sanctions Rs 360 crore to ULBs

The Andhra Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) department has given administrative sanction for the release of Rs 316 crore as the first instalment under the grant of 15th finance commission for taking up various…

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Andhra Pradesh launches online waste management platform

Andhra Pradesh launches online waste management platform

Andhra Pradesh has launched an online waste management platform to handle liquid waste, hazardous, and non-hazardous solid waste and air pollutants. The Andhra Pradesh Environment Management Corporation (APEMC), which will handle the platform (which is…

Policy & others
Andhra announces new industrial waste management corporation

Andhra announces new industrial waste management corporation

A new corporation has been created to take care of the management of hazardous waste from industries in Andhra Pradesh (AP). The AP Environment Management Corporation (APEMC) will collect green taxes from the respective industries…

Waste to Energy
Guntur WtE plant completion delayed

Guntur WtE plant completion delayed

The completion of the ongoing construction of a 15 MW Waste-to-Energy facility in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, has been reported to be delayed. The plant is being developed to process solid waste collected from nine Urban…

Waste to Energy
Update on Visakhapatnam WtE project

Update on Visakhapatnam WtE project

The Hindu reported, that the construction works for a new 17 MW WtE project in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, will begin soon. The investment cost for the project is expected to be around INR 135 crores.…

Waste to Energy
WtE plants in Andhra Pradesh to be completed until December 2018

WtE plants in Andhra Pradesh to be completed until December 2018

In an inspection visit to an ongoing construction site of a WtE plant in Naidupet village, the municipal administration minister has announced that all planned Waste-to-Energy plants in the cities of Guntur, Visakhapatnam and Tirupati…

WtE projects in Andhra Pradesh seem to progress

According to the state’s chief minister, construction works at the planned WtE projects in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh seem to proceed at the moment. Reportedly, a total of 12 different WtE projects are…

Waste to Energy
British firm to invest in South Indian WtE projects

British firm to invest in South Indian WtE projects

As was stated by The Economic Times, British company Biomass Power Ltd. plans to invest in several new WtE projects in the Indian states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Biomass Power Ltd.…

Waste to Energy
Andhra Pradesh wants six new WtE plants

Andhra Pradesh wants six new WtE plants

In a rather vague statement, the state government of Andhra Pradesh has announced that they have taken first steps towards the creation of 6 new WtE plants for the region. According to The Hindu, the…

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Andhra Pradesh chief minister met with Baumgarte

Andhra Pradesh chief minister met with Baumgarte

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…

Waste to Energy
WtE project proposed for Nellore

WtE project proposed for Nellore

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)…

No progress on Visakhapatnam WtE project

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…

10 WtE projects for Andhra Pradesh

According to The Economic Times, the state government of Andhra Pradesh has allowed 10 municipal institutions to enter into contracts with private companies, aiming to set up WtE facilities to generate 66 MW. Of the…

Partial approval granted for Naidupet WtE project

The municipal administration of Guntur has apparently approved plans to set up a 15 MW WtE facility in Naidupet near Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. As reported by The New Indian Express, the project is developed by…

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…

WtE plant proposed in Ongole

A WtE project is currently being proposed in the city of Ongole, Andhra Pradesh. According to a project report by Delhi-based company IPE Global Private Limited, the plant would have a treatment capacity of 200…

Update on Guntur WtE project

According to The Hindu, the WtE project close to the Naidupeta Mandal landfill, Andhra Pradesh, is making progress. On 6 February, an MoU was signed between JITF Urban Infrastructure Ltd and 9 urban local bodies,…

Update on Naidupeta WtE project

As reported by The Hindu, new information is available on the Naidupeta WtE project proposed by the Guntur Municipal Corporation, Andhra Pradesh. The facility is planned to have a treatment capacity of 1,200 tpy, generating…

Plans for WtE plant in Jawaharnagar

According to Waste Management World, India-based waste management and environmental services company Ramky Enviro Engineers (REE), is to begin construction of a 3,100 tons per day, 40 MW WtE facility in Jawaharnagar, Andhra Pradesh, in…