Construction work of the proposed compressed biogas plant in Kochi will be awarded shortly.
BPCL Kochi Refinery, the project proponent, has short-listed three firms, which have experience in setting up such plants in other parts of the country. The Refinery has also chosen FACT Engineering and Design Organisation (FEDO) as its technical consultant for the project, which is expected to process at least 150 tonnes of municipal solid waste. Besides processing the waste, the selected plant will also have to set up facilities for transporting the gas produced at the unit to the Refinery premises.
The plant will come up on the Brahmapuram campus of the Kochi Corporation. The proximity of the plant site, where the Kochi Corporation had set up a waste treatment plant earlier, to the Refinery campus has come as an advantage for the public sector petroleum company.
