Indian government inks MoU to develop waste-to-energy plants

February 2, 2023 |

In India, Mint reported that the country Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Engineers India Limited to develop waste-to-energy and bio-methanation projects in cities with a population over one million people. “The thrust on sustainable solid waste management is strengthened under the ambit of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, with the overall vision of creating garbage-free cities. Focusing on this objective, the ministry has decided to set up large-scale solid waste processing facilities in million plus cities,” an official statement said. According to the report, there are 59 cities with over one million people in India. “In February 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, inaugurated Asia’s biggest municipal solid waste based GOBARdhan plant in Indore aiming to generate 19,000 kg bio-CNG gas. Under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, the bio-methanation plants linked to the GOBARdhan and SATAT schemes will produce Bio-CNG as a renewable energy,” the ministry said.

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