Modi will virtually inaugurate Asia’s largest Bio-CNG plant February 19th in Indore
Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate virtually the Asia’s largest Bio-CNG plant on February 19th. Bio-CNG plant will be operated using 100% wet waste, which is estimated to produce around 18,000 kg gas/ day.
According to the Indore Municipal Corporation official sources the Bio-CNG plant has been built on a PPP model. The plant will not only improve the calorific value, but also increase the effectiveness of Bio-CNG, Municipal Corporation will earn revenue of Rs 2.5 crore / year. Indore Municipal Corporation has estimated that the amount of Bio-CNG will help to run around 400 buses in the city daily.
Manish Singh, Indore Collector said that the development of Bio-CNG plant will help purify the air quality of densely-populated cities. With a total capacity of 550 MT, the plant will produce CNG with 96% pure methane gas. The plant has been set up on a PPP model and the private agency will bear the entire cost.
Swachh Bharat Mission directors from 20 states and officials from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy will attend the inaugural event.