India : Work on bio-CNG plant at Ariyamangalam dump yard to commence next month
Tiruchi Corporation is setting up a bio-compressed natural gas (bio-CNG) plant at the Ariyamangalam dump yard, designed to process 100 tonnes of organic waste per day. The project, supported by ₹35 crore from the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) 2.0, will begin construction in October and is expected to be completed in 12 months. The plant will convert organic waste like vegetables and meat into CNG, utilizing four acres of land
Tiruchi Corporation has initiated measures to establish a bio-compressed natural gas (bio-CNG) plant at the Ariyamangalam dump yard with a capacity to process about 100 tonnes per day of the organic waste generated in the city. Work on the facility is likely to commence in October.With the completion of phase II of biomining at the dump yard, the civic body has initiated preliminary measures to establish a biogas plant to process the vegetables, meat, and other organic waste to produce CNG.
A sum of ₹35 crore has been sanctioned under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) 2.0 for the facility. Around four acres of land in the retrieved space of the dump yard will be utilised for the plant.
A tender was floated a few months back to find a suitable contractor to construct the plant under a public-private partnership (PPP) mode for producing biogas from the waste collected from houses and commercial establishments.
“The tender would be awarded soon, and the project is expected to commence by next month. The project would be completed within 12 months from the commencement of work,” said V. Saravanan, Corporation Commissioner.
The plant will be built in design, build, finance, operate, and transfer (DBFOT) mode. After 20 years, the contractor will return the assets to the civic body.
