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Building works on the WtE project in Galand village in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, are expected to start in 2022, reports Hindustan Times. On 24 November, according to another report, a newly built boundary wall at…
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NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN), a subsidiary of national energy utility NTPC, and the municipal corporation Varanasi Nagar Nigam have signed an agreement for the development of the INR 1.8 billion (EUR 21 million) WtE…
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Clean Vision Corporation has purchased a pyrolysis plant, which will be installed in Hyderabad, according to a recent report. The pilot plant with a throughput of 2.5 tpd was acquired by Clean Vision’s subsidiary Clean-Seas…
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The detailed project report (DPR) and an RfP report for the upgrade of a WtE plant in Dadumajra, Union territory, are now expected to be completed in January 2022, reports The Times of India. In…
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Uttar Pradesh authorities have now made detailed information on a planned WtE facility in Galand village in Ghaziabad, available. According to a report in The Hindustan Times, the facility is planned to process up to…
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A proposed WtE project in Samgoli, Dera Bassi, has been scrapped by the authorities of Punjab. As further reported, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and the Mohali Municipal Corporation (MC) received approval by the…
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The State of Telangana is focusing on using municipal solid waste (MSW) for recovery purposes, according to recent statements by the Telangana Special Chief Secretary (Energy). However, the official did not provide information on any…
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The additional 28 MW WtE plant to be built at the Jawaharnagar landfill in Hyderabad, Telangana, should take 18 months for construction, once environmental permits are granted. This is according to a report by the…
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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…
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The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) has provided INR 3.5 million (EUR 40,000) to IIT Ropar for conducting a detailed project report (DPR) and an RfP report for the upgrade of a WtE plant in Dadumajra,…
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A Mumbai-based start-up is developing waste management solutions for the City of Mumbai, Maharashtra, according to a report by The Times of India. The solutions are aimed at bio and medical waste as well as…
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South Delhi’s Tehkhand Waste to Energy plant will become operational by August next year, according to South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) officials. The boilers being imported from China are expected to arrive later this year,…
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The deadline for submitting RfP documents for the Bainguinim WtE project was prolonged. According to a senior officier, this was due to requests from several bidders at the pre-bid meeting, as reported by The Times…
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Hitachi Zosen India Private Limited (HZIPL) has been awarded a contract by Antony Lara Renewable Energy Pvt. Ltd. to deliver a 700 tpd stoker type incineration line for the WtE project in Maharashtra’s Pimpri Chinchwad…
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Six acres of land have been cleared for the construction of a WtE plant expansion at the Bandhwari landfill site, according to a report by Hindustan Times. The remaining four acres are due to be…
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Various segments of population including environmentalists, doctors and village residents near Bandhwari have voiced their opposition to the proposed waste-to-energy (WTE) plant at the Bandhwari landfill. During a public hearing held by the Haryana State…
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The tender for the 600 tpd Varanasi (also known as Benares) WtE plant, Uttar Pradesh, has been floated on 10 August 2021, according to a report by Jagran. The plant is based on torrefaction technology…
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A public hearing is to be held on the WtE project at the Bandhwari landfill site, Haryana. As the source further indicates, some people were also planning protests against the project on that day, reports…
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The mayor of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has announced details on a current WtE project in Kapuluppada, Andhra Pradesh, reports The Hindu. The plant been set up over a 17-acre site and would…
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A new Waste to Energy facility was inaugurated in Sonipat, Haryana by state Chief minister, Manohar Lal Khattar, as reported by The Times of India. The WtE project will cost INR 1.77 billion (EUR 20.3…
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The proposal for the Deonar WtE plant in Mumbai, Maharashtra, has been accepted by the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), according to Hindustan Times. Currently, the plans are being reviewed by the state-level expert…
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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched a loan interest subvention scheme in association with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Global Environment Facility (GEF) to provide financial assistance for innovative waste to energy bio-methanation projects. As…
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The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) is working towards the bio-remediation and reclamation of landfill area at Bandhwari. The site will be cleared at an estimated Rs 16 crore within a month. It will then…
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There are ongoing protests against a proposed relocation of the Chandrapur landfill in Guwahati, Assam. According to the Assam Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader, Debabrata Saikia, original plans provided for setting up a Waste to…
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The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has awarded the work of preparation of a detailed project report (DPR) and a Request for Proposal (RfP) for the upgradation of a solid waste processing plant in Dadumajra, Sector 25,…
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CNIM MARTIN Private Limited (CMPL), the Asian subsidiary of CNIM and MARTIN, has signed a contract for the supply of the main components of the WtE plant to be built in Songkhla Province, Thailand for…
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Varanasi will have a new Waste to Energy (WtE) plant based on torrefaction technology, with a capacity of 600 tpd waste. The plant is expected to be commissioned in Ramna area by September next year. India’s…
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Chandigarh’s civic authorities have decided to upgrade the solid waste processing plant in Sector 25 (Dadumajra) to a Waste to Energy plant. The decision was taken after a year of research and visits to other…
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Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has announced the tariff for purchasing energy from the proposed 750 tpd WtE facility in Pune, Maharashtra. The revised tariff is INR 7.45 (EUR 0.085)/kWh, reports Mercom India. This, as…
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Work on the 5 MW Srinagar City WtE project is likely to start once a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) has been sent to the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC), following a green signal from the…
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Construction work at the Njeliyanparamba WtE project in Kozhikode, Kerala is expected to commence in August 2021 and shall be completed by September 2023, reports The Hindu. The project is running behind schedule, mainly due…
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The much-delayed Waste to Energy plant in Guntur will be ready for operations next month, the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister, Mr Botcha Satyanarayana has announced. The plant is being built by…
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The 1,000 tpd Kannahalli WtE project in Bengaluru, Karnataka has started its waste composting stage. Waste to Energy activities will follow shortly, according to the Bangalore Mirror. Satarem Enterprises Private Limited (SEPL) has signed an…
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The WtE project at Njeliyanparamba in Kozhikode, Kerala is behind schedule, mainly due to the lack of personnel and further pandemic-related obstacles. Works can start once biomining is completed, reports The Hindu. The 6 MW…
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is still awaiting an environmental permit for its Deonar Waste to Energy (WtE) project in Mumbai. MidDay reports that the clearance might take another four months and until then construction…
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Two consortia for developing the WtE plant at Brahmapuram in Kochi, Ernakulam district, have been shortlisted by Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC). The source does not identify the chosen consortiums. The proposal shall now…
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Vizag’s Waste to Energy plant is likely to be functional by next month. Greater Vishakapatnam Municipal Corporation wants to leave a good impression on the Swacch Sarvekshan 2021 crew due in January and has thus…
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The Kerala government’s decision to re-tender its waste-to-energy plants in eight districts, including Ernakulam, has kicked up a row. The decision to entrust the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) with the re-tendering work too…
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Trials to produce electricity from waste has begun at the solid waste management plant at Bhariyal, located on the outskirts of Shimla. Around two-kilowatt power is being produced during the trials every day. The waste-to-energy…
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The Uttarakhand government has announced plans to set up six new plants to generate electricity from solid waste. Madan Kaushik, minister for urban development in the state has asked officials to make a detailed plan…
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As per the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Bengaluru generates around 4500 tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) per day. The city has resorted to multiple waste management strategies following the 2012 garbage crisis. This…
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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has announced it will extend it’s Waste to Energy program beyond March 31, 2020. The program will continue without any changes in its scope, nature or coverage. In…
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The Government has issued an order converting the concessional agreement signed between the Kochi Corporation and GJ Eco Power Private Ltd., the company entrusted with the construction of the waste-to-energy plant at Brahmapuram, into a…
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As previously reported, the operator of the Okhla WtE facility was served a notice in April 2019 due to several violations of the Environmental Clearance. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will now carry out…
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The WtE plant in Jawahar Nagar, which should be operational at the end of the year, is going to create higher costs than previously thought, as reported by The Hindu. Main reason for that should…
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The Agra Municipal Corporation (AMC) has reportedly signed a formal contract with consortium Spaak Bresson Private Limited (SBPL), its partner for the Agra WtE project. As said, the proposed plant will have a treatment capacity…
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The proposed WtE project in the city of Jaipur, whose tender had been finalised 1.5 years ago, has still not been realised, according to DNA. The plant is going to be carried out on a…
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Update on the controversial plans for building a WtE plant at a landfill site in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. As reported by Telegraph India, citizens opposing the plant were asked by India’s National Green Tribunal in New…
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According to Nyoooz, the state government of Maharashtra has finally allocated the land for the Bhandewadi WtE project. The companies behind the project, Essel Infrastructure and Hitachi Zosen Inova, have officially received the land. The…
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Jaypee Group to run its waste processing plant in Dadu Majra at optimum capacity, according to Tribune India. The plant has a capacity of 550 metric tons…
