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Five biogas projects accepting paddy straw are to be built in Punjab, according to the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA). As reported, a corresponding agreement has been signed recently by PEDA and M/s EverEnviro Resource…
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Two energy projects are being proposed at the location of the Bhogpur Cooperative Sugar Mill in Bhogpur, Punjab. A 15 MW power plant not further specified is reportedly to be built, as well as a…
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The compressed biogas plant in the Sangrur district of Chandigarh, Punjab, is set to be commissioned in January 2022, according to a Times Now report. The plant should process paddy straw stubble to produce 33…
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A CBG project developed by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) in Dhuriyapar, Uttar Pradesh, is expected to be completed soon, as stated in a report by Amar Ujala. The facility is planned to be inaugurated…
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A biogas plant is anticipated to be set up in the village of Katkai, Mahendragarh district, Haryana, according to The Tribune. The fixed dome-type biogas plant using slurry as feedstock should be able to supply…
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The new biogas plant currently under construction in the village of Shahanshahpur, Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh, should start operations by the end of October, as reported recently. About 90% of the work has so far…
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The Goa State Government has announced in its budget speech for 2021-2022 to provide financial incentives to support cattle, pig and poultry farmers in setting up biogas plants to process manure, as reported by The…
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The Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD), Uttarakhand, is currently planning to set up a new agricultural biogas plant in the city. The MCD is in talks with the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), according…
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The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has received offers from four private players to install new technology and restart operations of the decommissioned Sarasbaug biogas plant in Pune, Maharashtra. As further reported in late September, in…
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The bio-CNG plant in the village of Bhutal Kalan, Punjab, is due to become operational by November 2021. The plant located in Lehra Tehsil, Sangrur district, is supposed to process up to 150,000 tpy of…
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A new compressed biogas (CBG) plant is to be set up at Brahmapur, in Buxar district, Bihar, according to Live Hindustan. A company named GNIGPL is working on the project, together with India’s gas company…
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The CBG plant in Jhiri, located near Ranchi, Jharkhand State, is currently under construction and is slated for completion in November or December 2022, according to The Telegraph. In March 2021, Gas Authority of India…
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A new Bio-CNG plant is to be developed by the Bhilwara District Milk Producers Cooperative Union Ltd. in the city of Bhilwara, Rajasthan State, as reported by Patrika. The investment is supposed to be INR…
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The Pune Municipal corporation (PMC) plans to resume operations at wet waste biogas plant in Vadgaon Budruk, Pune, Maharashtra. The plant has ceased operations after a rain damage in 2019, according to The Hindustan Times.…
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Germany’s Verbio and Mumbai-based Indian Oil Corp. have recently signed an MoU on setting up agricultural compressed biogas and biofuels projects in India. A JV is in the works to develop the plants for producing…
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Construction has begun on a CNG biogas and biofuels project in the village of Guhan, Haryana, reports Amar Ujala. Project developer is the Haryana Renewable Energy Department (HAREDA), in collaboration with Triple M-7 and RGM.…
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The Odisha State Government, via the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), has recently granted permission for a total of seven industrial projects, reports Business Standard. One of these projects is a 100 kilolitres…
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Haryana Power Purchase Center (HPPC)’s demand for a review of the tariff for the 1.2 MW poultry litter biogas plant in Morkhi, Jind District, Haryana, was rejected by the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC). As…
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The Government of India is currently in preparations for setting up a new biogas plant at the Parag Dairy in Ramnagar, Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. Jagran reports that when operational, the plant shall produce 500…
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A Memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL). Under the agreement, GAIL will process around 300 tonnes per day (tpd) of…
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Mailhem Group and Nashik Waste Management will be jointly involved in executing India’s second-largest project on converting municipal solid waste to compressed biogas for the Bhopal Municipal Corporation. The project has received a Rs 10…
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It’s official. Uttar Pradesh leads states in setting up plants to produce compressed bio-gas (CBG), followed by Maharashtra and Haryana, according to the petroleum ministry. Of the 515 letters of intent (LoI) issued to entrepreneurs…
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As India struggles to establish a comprehensive biofuel policy, IFAT India hosted some of the most prominent names in the sector to share their experiences and expert opinions in a webinar titled “Biofuels: An essential…
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A 30-tonne per day (TPD) biogas plant in Kanchanwadi, Aurangabad will be ready by next month while the 150-TPD waste treatment plant in Padegaon will be ready in two months. This was announced by Maharashtra’s…
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The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to convert its first biogas plant at Deeptisrinagar transfer station, Chandanagar circle, into an electric power generating plant. Tenders have been floated to enable the plant to…
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Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has proposed a project that will generate biogas and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) from cow dung. In a bid to make the city’s Gaushalas (cow shelters) self-dependant, the Municipal Corporation has sent the…
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The Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan, has announced that USD 118 billion (INR 8,315,49 crore) will be invested in the oil and gas sector by 2024. That includes USD 60…
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California-based fuel cell producer Bloom Energy and EnergyPower have announced a joint project producing electricity from biogas in the Shirala district, Maharashtra. Energy Power will deploy a new AD plant to process both agricultural and…
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The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (LMC), Punjab, is proceeding with plans to build a biogas plant in the city. The plans were approved several years ago, but have not been pursued any further. The LMC now…
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The urban bodies in the federal state of Madhya Pradesh have been divided into 26 clusters for solid waste management. Amongst others, plans have been proposed for setting up 20 composting plants across the state.…
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Energy technology company, Abellon CleanEnergy Limited, has entered a technical agreement with German AD plant manufacturer, Agraferm Group, to develop several biogas projects. The first phase will consist of setting up plants only in Gujarat…
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An Indian Government official has recently stated that the development of biogas and biogas upgrading units to substitute LPG should be brought into focus, which is expected to affect urban areas in particular. India’s energy…
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Palanpur-based Banas Dairy is planning to build four biogas plants at its site in Banaskantha District, Gujarat, to generate 2,000 cm³ of biogas. According to The Times of India, the total cost for the project…
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Following a decision by the President, the Renewable Energy Research and Technology Development (RETD) programme will be continued into 2020. As reported by Mercom India, the programme is managed by the Ministry of New and…
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The Kerala State Commission for Minorities has directed the authorities in Kanjirapally, Kerala, to restore a biogas plant at the town hall, to manage the serious waste management problem in the region. As reported by…
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The IIT-Delhi Alumni Association (IITDAA) has adopted 25 village clusters located in the Mitraon area Village Adoption Program Under Swachchta Initiative (VAPUSI), according to The Times of India. IITDAA is planning to undertake several infrastructural…
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According to Nyoooz, the Municipal Corporation of Bhubaneswar (BMC), Odisha, has invited private parties to discuss setting up a biogas plant. After the discussion, the BMC will issue a request for proposal (RFP) and form…
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Administrative body, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) of Bengaluru, Karnataka, is planning to revive several waste processing plants in order to decentralise waste management, as The Hindu reported. Amongst the plants are 13 small biomethane…
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According to Mercom India, the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has published a draft of terms and conditions for biogas and biomass energy tariffs, which includes specific terms for several types of equity. The tariffs…
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A biogas plant in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, will be upgraded to produce bio-CNG, as the Tech Mag reported. The operator is IOT Infrastructure and Energy Services Ltd., a joint venture between Hamburg-based logistics company Oiltanking…
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A new biogas project has been announced to be built on a 2.5 acre site on the grounds of the Jamsher Dairy Complex in Jalandhar, Punjab, reported The Tribune. Construction of the 1 MW plant…
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After reviewing several options for waste treatment, Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), Maharashtra, has approved plans to develop an AD plant near the village of Daighar, with an annual processing capacity of 600,000 tonnes of waste,…
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Proposals for two biogas plants at dairy colonies in Nangli and Goyla near Delhi, have been approved by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to be constructed under the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model. The plants will…
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Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC) is planning to build a bio-CNG plant in Agra, to solve the issue of the city’s drains getting clogged with cattle dung, as The Times of India reported. Feedstock for the…
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Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has identified eight locations to set up small-scale biomethane plants, capable of processing 2 to 10 tonnes of kitchen waste daily. The produced energy will primarily be used to power street…
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A biogas conference will take place at the Renewable Energy India Expo at the India Expo Centre, Delhi, on 20 September 2018. The programme includes discussions, presentations and networking opportunities. The event is being organised…
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As reported by The Times of India, the Agra Municipal Corporation is currently building a composting plant in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The source does not comment on the size of the composting facility. The plant…
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The Agra Municipal Corporation plans to build a biogas plant in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. According to The Times of India, the authority has already identified a site in the Naraich area. Groundworks at the facility,…
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In preparation for the Hockey Men’s World Cup 2018, the City of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, is undertaking several works on infrastructure, including waste disposal. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced plans to build a 40,000…
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According to the Deccan Chronicle, private operating company Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd has received a termination notice from the Koyambedu market administration for failing to maintain operation of the biogas plant located at the Koyambedu…
