BPCL proposes waste-to-bioCNG plant in India’s Kerala state

In India, Onmanorama reported that oil firm Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has proposed to set up a compressed biogas plant in in Kochi as a solution to the city’s ongoing waste management crisis.

According to the report, the Kerala government has entered into a preliminary agreement with the state-run oil and gas company for the execution of the project.

The plan is to set up a plant to make compressed biogas, also known as bioCNG, from the municipal solid waste generated in the city, the report adds.

The local government confirmed that BPCL will finance the construction costs as well as the costs associated to run the facility.

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