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GCC plans five new AD plants in Chennai

GCC plans five new AD plants in Chennai

The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is planning to build five AD plants in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, by the end of this year. The plants should use around a third of the wet waste generated daily…

Waste to Energy
Chennai tenders Kodungaiyur Waste to Energy project

Chennai tenders Kodungaiyur Waste to Energy project

The Greater Chennai Corporation has reportedly launched the tender for its WtE project in Kodungaiyur, Chennai. The future plant should process 2,100 tonnes (tpd as ecoprog understands) and generate 21 MW. In March 2024, it…

Waste to Energy
Update on GCC’s Waste to Energy project

Update on GCC’s Waste to Energy project

The Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) project to construct a WtE plant in Kodungaiyur, Chennai, under a PPP model is expected to be commissioned in 2 years. According to earlier sources, the plant is to process…

Biogas
3 new biogas plants to start near Chennai in 2024

3 new biogas plants to start near Chennai in 2024

Three new biogas plants should be operational by Februrary 2024 near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The plants are supposed to be set up at the direction of Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) in Manali, Shollinganallur, and Koyambedu.…

Waste to Energy
Chennai approves WtE project under PPP

Chennai approves WtE project under PPP

The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), Tamil Nadu, has approved a project to build a WtE plant under a PPP model. The plant is to process wet waste and RDF generated in processing plants in Kodungaiyur…

Waste to Energy
Update on new Kodungaiyur waste processing project

Update on new Kodungaiyur waste processing project

A new source provides more detailed information on the waste processing plants at the Kodungaiyur dump yard, planned by the Greater Chennai Corporation, according to The Hindu. The site is to include an MRF to…

Company news
Chennai: Waste segregation pamphlet in Braille released

Chennai: Waste segregation pamphlet in Braille released

As part of a joint initiative with the Greater Chennai Municipal Corporation, waste management firm Urbaser-Sumeet has released a pamphlet on waste segregation in Braille. “On account of World Braille Day, a Waste Segregation Awareness…

News
Chennai clean up underway following Cyclone Mandous

Chennai clean up underway following Cyclone Mandous

Nearly 644 tonnes of green waste was collected from Chennai after Cyclone Mandous. The waste will be delivered to processing facilities for recycling and other uses. Cyclone Mandous made landfall close to Chennai on Friday…

Plastic
NGT asks Chennai authorities to strictly enforce PWM Rules

NGT asks Chennai authorities to strictly enforce PWM Rules

The National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone) has ordered local bodies in Chennai like the Greater Chennai Corporation, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), and Chennai Collectorate, to strictly enforce the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.…

News
Chennai to build integrated SWM plant at  Kodungaiyur dump yard

Chennai to build integrated SWM plant at Kodungaiyur dump yard

The Chennai Corporation intends to build an integrated solid waste management plant at the Kodungaiyur dump yard. It will include a waste-to-energy plant, a bio-CNG plant, and a material recovery centre. According to corporation officials,…

Policy & others
Tamil Nadu to get a new waste management corporation?

Tamil Nadu to get a new waste management corporation?

The Tamil Nadu government plans to establish a separate solid waste management corporation, similar to the agency in Goa. Mr Siva V Meyyanathan, the state minister for climate change and environment said that this agency…

News
NGT notes dumping of waste in Adyar river

NGT notes dumping of waste in Adyar river

A joint committee of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) carried out an inspection of the Adyar river in Chennai’s western suburbs only to find that dumping of municipal solid waste continues unabated along the banks…

Policy & others
World Bank to invest $150 million in Chennai

World Bank to invest $150 million in Chennai

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $150 million program to support the Government of Tamil Nadu to transform Chennai into a world-class city that is more green, livable, competitive, and resilient…

News
Ludhiana MC’s next stop: Gurugram

Ludhiana MC’s next stop: Gurugram

After Chennai, the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) committee will now visit Gurugram to assess the city’s solid waste management model. Last week, the committee headed by Ludhiana mayor Balkar Sandhu, was in Greater Chennai Corporation,…

Company news
ITC Grand Chola, Chennai wins ‘Swachh Hotel’ award from Corporation

ITC Grand Chola, Chennai wins ‘Swachh Hotel’ award from Corporation

The ITC Grand Chola Hotel, Chennai was awarded the ‘Swachh Hotel’ award as part of Swachh Survekshan 2021 by the Greater Chennai Corporation, for its sustained initiatives in solid waste management. “We wanted to recognise…

Policy & others
Chennai civic body terminates contract of hundreds of sanitation works

Chennai civic body terminates contract of hundreds of sanitation works

The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has terminated the contract of more than 740 sanitation workers without any prior notice, reports Newsclick.in. Another 2,200 workers could face the same fate. The termination comes after the GCC…

Company news
Ramky bags north Chennai contract

Ramky bags north Chennai contract

Ramky Enviro has bagged a tender to manage waste collection and transportation in the north Chennai. Starting February, the company will be incharge of waste collection and transportation in Thiruvotriyur, Manali, Madhavaram and Ambattur zones.…

News
Chennai to install three additional incinerators

Chennai to install three additional incinerators

Greater Chennai Corporation has planned to install three more incinerators in the city.Recently, the civic body called for tenders to supply, install and commission incinerators in Ambattur, Ayanavaram and Kodungaiyur. These incinerators will be able…

E-Waste
Chennai gets e-waste collection campaign, Clean To Green

Chennai gets e-waste collection campaign, Clean To Green

RLG India has launched a Clean To Green campaign in Chennai in association with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), to free the environment of electronic waste. The campaign aims at the safe…

Chennai: 18 tonnes of hazardous waste generated during Diwali

The quantity of hazardous waste generated in Chennai from firecrackers came down by 20% this Diwali. According to a press release from the Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner G. Prakash, the quantity of hazardous waste has…

Company news
Urbaser-Sumeet to take over waste collection in seven zones of Chennai in October

Urbaser-Sumeet to take over waste collection in seven zones of Chennai in October

Beginning October, Urbaser-Sumeet is set to take-over solid waste management in seven zones of Chennai city. A grand inaugural ceremony was streamlined live, a recording of which is available here. While the Spanish firm has…

News
Incineration of waste from homes of infected persons in Chennai begins

Incineration of waste from homes of infected persons in Chennai begins

The Chennai Corporation has started incineration of waste collected from residences of persons infected with COVID-19. Waste from houses where residents are quarantined is also being incinerated. Earlier, the waste from ‘infected’ homes was disposed…

News
Chennai waste generation reduces by 30 per cent within a week of lockdown

Chennai waste generation reduces by 30 per cent within a week of lockdown

The reduction of garbage generated in Chennai touched 30% on Sunday, five days into the lockdown, according to Corporation officials. The New Indian Express reports that the Corporation collected 3,245 metric tonnes of waste on…

Policy & others
Chennai hires Spanish firm to manage waste collection and transportation

Chennai hires Spanish firm to manage waste collection and transportation

The Greater Chennai Corporation (GMC) has issued work orders to Spanish firm Urbaser SA and its Indian partner Sumeet Facilities Limited to carry out garbage removal operations in seven zones. The New Indian Express reports…

Landfilling
Chennai to bio-remediate Kodungaiyur and Perungudi dumpyards

Chennai to bio-remediate Kodungaiyur and Perungudi dumpyards

The Chennai Corporation has finalized a proposal to bio-remediate Kodungaiyur and Perungudi dumpyard at a cost of Rs 1,250 crore. The New Indian Express reports that the proposal is likely to be reviewed by the…

Policy & others
Chennai Corporation launches website for waste trading

Chennai Corporation launches website for waste trading

The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has launched a website that facilitates waste-trading. Chennai residents can now buy and sell reusable and recycled products online. The website www.madraswasteexchange.com, has a variety of products made from dry…

Policy & others
Chennai Corporation approves revised draft of SWM bylaws

Chennai Corporation approves revised draft of SWM bylaws

The Chennai Corporation has approved the revised draft of the Corporation of Chennai Solid Waste Management Bylaws 2019. The bylaws apply to all residents, institutions and commercial waste generators to ensure effective waste management. The…

Biogas
Alternative plans proposed for Chennai AD plant

Alternative plans proposed for Chennai AD plant

The City Corporation of Chennai has proposed a 50 tpd biogas plant in a central location in the city to process waste from the Hotels Association. The biogas produced will be liquefied and bottled as…

Waste to Energy
Update on Chennai WtE projects

Update on Chennai WtE projects

The Greater Chennai Corporation has issued plans to set up several WtE plants in the city. According to The Times of India, one WtE facility will be completed in Manali in August, while others have…

Waste to Energy
Government funds Chennai WtE projects

Government funds Chennai WtE projects

The Government of Chennai, Tamil Nadu has now set aside INR 5,259.1 crores for the construction of WtE plants at the Kodungaiyur and Perungudi dumpsites. According to The Times of India, the plants will be…

Waste to Energy
Update on Chennai WtE projects

Update on Chennai WtE projects

According to The New Indian Express, the two Chennai WtE projects, planned at the Kodungaiyur and Perungudi landfills, are both going to be implemented with a 32 MW electrical generation capacity, and an annual processing…

Operator of Chennai AD plant receives termination notice

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…

Waste to Energy
Vengadamangalam WtE plant likely to be shut down

Vengadamangalam WtE plant likely to be shut down

The Vengadamangalam WtE plant in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is in the process of terminating operations. Due to the Solid Waste Management Rules of 2016, which call for segregation and the decentralised processing of waste, the…

Policy & others
MoU on solid waste management in Chennai

MoU on solid waste management in Chennai

According to The Quint, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is expected to be signed between the Belgian capital Brussels and the Greater Chennai Corporation, in order to facilitate funding from multilateral agencies for infrastructure development…

Biogas
Inactive AD plant re-inaugurated in Chennai

Inactive AD plant re-inaugurated in Chennai

An old AD plant in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, has been put back into operation, as Citizen Matters reported. The plant, originally inaugurated in 2014, was shut down due to technical issues in 2014/2015. Currently, the…

Martin GmbH and CNIM found new joint venture

German manufacturer Martin GmbH and French company CNIM have founded a new joint venture called CNIM Martin Pvt. Ltd., which is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Both firms seek to strengthen their partnership in order…

Waste to Energy
Update on Vengadamangalam WtE plant

Update on Vengadamangalam WtE plant

Contradictory to earlier information, the Vengadamangalam WtE plant in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, seems to have been operational ever since 2013. The WtE facility is being operated by Essel Group and accepts mixed solid waste from…

Waste to Energy
Update on Chennai WtE projects

Update on Chennai WtE projects

A budget of around EUR 200 million will flow into the installation of two new WtE plants at Kodungaiyur and at Perungudi. As was announced this week by the Times of India, the old landfills…

Waste to Energy
Chennai WtE projects delayed for further planning

Chennai WtE projects delayed for further planning

Several months after a feasibility study for two new WtE projects in the Chennai area was initiated, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) is now supposing a general action plan for solid waste management. There…

Waste to Energy
Update on Chennai WtE projects

Update on Chennai WtE projects

According to local officials, the 2 planned WtE facilities in Perungudi and Kodungaiyur are feasible. The IDR 24 billion (EUR 342 million) projects should generate 58 MW of power by processing 5,000 tons of MSW…

Plans for WtE plant in Chennai

There are plans to build a WtE facility in Kuthambakkam, a suburb of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. This was reported by The Hindu. Representatives of companies from various countries made proposals at a meeting at the…