BMC Signs MoU With OIL To Set Up Compressed Biogas Plant In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: In a major step towards waste management, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation on Monday signed an MoU with the Oil India Ltd (OIL) to set up a compressed biogas plant.

The MoU was signed in presence of Minister of Housing and Urban Development Krushna Chandra Mahapatra, Principal Secretary of the department Usha Padhee, BMC Commissioner Rajesh Prabhakar Patil and Ranjit Rath, Chairman and Managing Director of OIL.

As per the agreement, the OIL will design, construct, operate and maintain the plant that will come up with a cost of Rs 175 crore at Meherapalli near Keshura. The plant will have the capacity of processing 200 TPD segregated organic municipal solid waste into Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG). It will produce 8-9 ton of CBG per day to be utilised as CNG fuel.

The project is expected to be taken up eight acre of land and will be completed in two years from start of construction.

Speaking on the occasion, the minister said, “The project is expected to reduce the burden of waste in Bhubaneswar. About 200 ton of waste will be processed to produce bio-gas and organic manure. The state government has planned to set up such projects in other cities.”

Describing the project as an innovative step towards development and environment protection, Principal Secretary Padhi said, “There will be lot of technology, economic activities and employment generation through this project. Ultimately community will benefit from the project.”