The Chhattisgarh Biofuel Development Authority (CBDA) has inked an agreement with GAIL (India) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) for producing compressed biogas (CBG) from urban solid waste of six municipal corporations across the state.
tripartite agreement was signed by the CBDA, GAIL, and BPCL for setting up CBG plants in municipal corporations of Ambikapur, Raigarh, Korba, Bilaspur, Rajnandgaon, and Dhamtari
While GAIL will set up plants in Ambikapur, Raigarh, and Korba, BPCL will execute the agreement in Bilaspur, Dhamtari, officials said
Through the deal, about 350 metric tonnes (Mt) of solid waste per day and nearly 500 Mt of surplus biomass from the six municipal corporations will be used for biofuel production.
GAIL and BPCL will invest about Rs 6 billion. Similarly, the state will receive a goods and services tax of about Rs 60 million per year.