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Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s planned Waste-to-Energy plant has gotten the approval of the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), according to The Times of India. The cooperation will be purchasing 11.50 MW of power generated from the…
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In a review of urban development programmes of the central government in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Puri, said that execution of the Waste-to-Energy and Waste…
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Indian company Ramky Enviro Engineers is currently constructing a 20 MWel WtE plant in Jawaharnagar, Hyderabad, according to a report by The Hans India. It is likely to attract an investment of about INR 3.4…
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The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has proposed to embark on massive development in terms of waste management, infrastructure and health. As reported by The Times of India, part of what is being considered for better…
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The Delhi Municipal Cooperation has tightened its law on waste management, according to a report by India Today. Part of the law termed ‘Solid Waste Management (SWM) by-laws of NCT of Delhi’ will impose a…
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Bruhat Bengalaru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has announced that it is planning to float tenders for contractors in managing its 7 WtE plants, currently using only one-third of their total capacity. This was reported by the…
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The New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (Noida) officials have announced that KPMG has been hired as a consultant towards seeking an environmental clearance (EC) for its proposed waste-to-energy plant in Noida, Northern India. According to…
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The federal state of Kerala plans to conduct a waste survey between August 6 and 13, 2017 with the aim of using the data generated in planning projects on waste management. According to The News…
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In order to boost the faster implementation of new WtE projects all over the country, the Indian government has set aside the Green Clearance regulation, which had been an essential part of the approval process…
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According to Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, 10 WtE projects, which are currently being implemented, shall be operational by the end of March 2018. This plan concerns projects in the following locations: Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Tadepalligudem,…
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The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) opens a bid for waste-to-energy plants at already operational waste segregation units, as reported by Bangalore Mirror. The plants will be located at Lingadheeranahalli, Koodlu, and Kannahalli with a…
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According to The Times of India, after several delays, the new WtE plant at Shimla will start its trial run of operation on March 20th 2017. Afterwards, the commercial operation is scheduled to begin on…
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The method of plastic pyrolysis as an energy source is gaining more and more recognition in India, as reported by Financial Express. As it offers an alternative to combustion and biogas plants, the new technology…
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After having been rescheduled multiple times already, the launch of the WtE plant in Narela-Bawana, New Delhi, is supposedly going to take place next month. According to The Times of India, the inauguration is set…
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The state government of Andhra Pradesh has officially agreed to the construction of 11 new WtE plants in 11 different locations within the state, as reported by The New Indian Express. All of these sites…
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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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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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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 Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC) has apparently tendered a WtE project as a part of its new waste management plan. The tender was said to be won by an unnamed multinational company, whose facility in…
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The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) will receive funds of INR 3.08 billion (USD 46.1 million) by the Maharshtra state government to finance its waste management plan, which includes WtE implementation. This comes after India’s National…
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As only 19 per cent of India’s MSW is treated (with 170,000 tons being produced daily), a WtE task force has elaborated a report on the technical and financial feasibility of WtE technologies. Besides properly…
