Biogas plant to be set up in Durg’s Jamul town

Raipur (Team Newsbuddy) :
In compliance with Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai’s vision of developed Chhattisgarh, a tripartite concession agreement was signed on Monday between Bhilai Municipal Corporation, Chhattisgarh Biofuel Development Authority and Bharat Petroleum Corporation aiming to promote the production of biofuel – Compressed Biogas (CBG) from urban solid waste.

A tripartite concession agreement is a contract involving three parties, structured to facilitate a partnership with shared roles and responsibilities among the parties.

As per officials, this agreement has been made under the Sustainable Scheme in Chhattisgarh, under which Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) will set up a CBG plant by investing 100% of the amount of Rs 60 crore in the trenching ground Jamul under Bhilai Municipal Corporation.

The establishment of this plant will enable the conversion of approximately 150 metric tonnes of solid waste generated daily in the Municipal Corporation of Bhilai and surrounding municipal corporations in Durg district into biofuel. Additionally, the plant is expected to generate 30,000 man-days of employment each year, both directly and indirectly.

Organic manure obtained as a co-product in the compressed biogas plant will encourage organic farming. The establishment of the plant will reduce the emission of greenhouse gas resulting in clean environment. Eventually, use of CBG the state will move towards net zero emission. Recognizing the significant potential for producing biofuels, including compressed biogas from urban solid waste, the Chhattisgarh Biofuel Development Authority has made continuous efforts to advance this initiative.

On March 13, 2024, a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao. This agreement involved the Municipal Corporations of Raipur and Bhilai, the CBDA and BPCL to establish two compressed biogas plants. Subsequently, a tripartite concession agreement was signed between the Municipal Corporation of Bhilai, CBDA, and BPCL.

On this occasion, Collector Durg Richa Prakash Chaudhary, CEO of Chhattisgarh Biofuel Sumit Sarkar, Biofuel Head of BPCL Mumbai Anil Kumar P, Commissioner Municipal Corporation Bhilai Bajrang Dubey, other senior officials of BPCL and Energy Department were present